The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1856, Page 8

Gxeat Democratic Mass Meoting in Washington. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, Predicted Triumph of the Mational , Democracy. ‘COBB ON KNOW NOTHINGISM AND BLACK REPUBLICANISM. Aipeeehes of Richardson of ii., MeLane of Md., Cobb of Georgia, Kelly of N.Y, Maxwell of Fia., Hall of lowa, MeMallin of &e., ée., to. A great demociat'c mass meeting was held in the city W Wasbington oa ‘Tuerday evening last, the anniversary ( the vietory of New Orleans, to give expression to demo- +atic sentiments in zelation to the present crisis in po- ‘tical affairs, ond to foreshadow the programme of the residential contest of 1856, ‘The meeting was called by the following card, issued oy the Democratic Aesociation:— Harux, Pumps or Crem ayy Reug@ovs Deagery!—A 4.™ad mass meeting of the democrats of the District of fambia wil be held, uncer the auspices of the Jackson oermtic Axsocistion, in honcr of the anriversary of battle of New Orleans, on Tuesday night, the 8th in- ant, at reven o'clock, at the Military Assembly Rooms, » Leuisians avenue, near the corner of Sixth atreet. Ghe meetang will be addressed by the following distin- Senator Touses, Hon. James F. Do RM. Med ane, of Marviand; Ex- hn B. Weller, Hon. Geor ion. William A. Richard: ancy Jones, of Pennsylvania; Hoa. George Tenvesses, Hon, B. P. Hailect, fon, Henry \. Burnett, und other cuampions of the cause. Notwithstanding the fearful inclemency of the wea- ther, there was quite a largo und unze-ervdly enthusi- avtic attendance present. ihe meeting was presided over by Mr. Amos Kendall, the following gentlemen act. tng ea Vice Presideats:—Col. W. F. Phillips, David Me- Comb, Col. Jas. C, Berrett, Jonah 1. Hoover, ‘Thomas Allomus. Messrs. Michael W. Clusky and We. J. Sono- hoo weted as Secietaries of tha meeting. Majcr George Peter. who received his first comm!sssion in the army from General Wasbing ad who is said to have originated the flying artillery in our army, was present in the hall, and was, by Mr. McKnew—sho was éeputed for the purpore—conducted to the platform. ‘ae @'d gentleman attracted much attention. Ce motion of Dr. Mimx, the Non, Awos Keypau, was called to the chair. In accepting the honor he said:— My motives in coming here have beon two-fold, In the first place, this » day which ought to be Lonored by every democrat, as the day which guve distinetion to one who bas rendercd grenter service to the country thaneny man since the dys of Washington. (Applacse.) In the second place, my object in coming here was perso- nai to myself 1 cams here to indicate, as taras I could ‘oy my presence, the strong feeling of approbation I en- tertain for the position recently taken by the democratic varty of this country. If there is anything which can preserve to us and our children the tich inheritance handed down to us by Washington, Jefferson, aad Jack boo, tt is the maintenance of the principles upon which tao democratic party is now,organize |—(Applause)—and which will most assuredly lead us to a glorious victory, Returning my most sincere thanks for the honor con- forred upon me in calling me to preside over your rcet- 19g, I will now give way for the distinguisbed gantlemen who are expected to address you ths evening. ‘The Hon. Mr. icI.axx, of Maryland, was than intro- @ccod tu the mesting, and spoke #uLetautially as follows:— ft is @ fitting termination of the salvos of the Demo- ccatic{ National Committee to meet with their brethren of the Jackson Democratic Association of Waehiugton on the anniversary of that ever memorable day which is endeared to us all by xo many glorious reccl'ections. Yost of you will recollect that, in the summer of 1862. the ma] Democratic Committee that ass*mbiei here to-day were instructed by the National Convention to put themeelves in communication with your owa sad the ovher democratic associations of this city. By the asso- dations then formed we commenced the canvass of 1852 whieh resulted so gloriously in the victory of that fall aad in the triumphant vindication of the principles of ‘oat party to which my honoravle iriend, the President { this meeting, bas paid so feeling an Lowege. in closing our labors to-day we all felt that it was peculiarly grati- (tog that we were permitted the privilege of assembling ao Washington on the 8th day of Janusry—s day cousserated to hallowed memorials this day must be. (Applanse.) I do not kuow iaysel uy period of time from the foundations of the go- verament te tho present§vhen the principles and suc- esmea of the demeccatic party were so endeared to the bearta of democrats argthey were the auspices of toot immortal here, Andrew Jackson, who consecrated ‘no 6th day of January to freedom. (Applame.) If the Gomocracy, as such, were ever, in the politica! contests of our country, called upon to remember Andrew Ja:ksou and invoke his spirit, it is now, when the administration wabdout taking issue with that very foe which he hum- biea at New Orleans. It ix but slight commendation to Wr. Pierce to say, that as Presilent of the Uaited States bo has been faithful to the principles of the democratés party, (Applause.) It is but an act of jastics to say it, and tall itis but slight commendation. What ele could ho bef What else could » man be, reared and educated io the school he has been’—what else could a mau be, ficwly fixed in the principles of the dewocratic pa:ty, ‘snd under the lead of the immortal Jackson? (Applanse.) Wine, therefore, I am free to say in this contest that we a meed of gratitude and praise to the President of the United States for hix fidelity to the principles f bis party, and for lds fidelity to the constitution and {s76 Of the land, we owe hima still bicher meed of praise foe the manner in which he hay conducted the foreiga exiations of the country, and for the manner in which he aa cow made an ivnue with the government of Great \scitain, Itis very important thst that isswe should be made at the present time, when there is so much con. of the ceuntry. Here, in ington, as everywhere else, we must know the fact, at be owing to mere personal discontent or posi- ual grievances, which have crown up under be tion of eur free institutions, that the primciples yf the demvcraiic party have been radely sk: ken. When we ce at this day an organization throughout the coun- beth North and south striking at the very vital impeaching our right to our own religious perching our right to freedom of conscience, ‘no endeavoring to set up mxty yearn of prac’ ‘al republican government, those dogmaa which have over wea repudiated over and over again by tho voice and vo'es of democrats in times past, it behooves to rally arcusd our faithful public servants rho have etriven to carry out in pract lemo- cratte principles, and encourage them by our (Applause.) It is in this the democracy of Wash- vend out to the heir expression , and to rally the country to the support of the democrat administration and the democratic party in he € of the United States. (Applaure.) Though dson may not be Speaker, though an abolt ocist, a or a Know Nothing may even occupy ‘he ebair once held by Howell Cobb and Linn Boyd, still the discordant elements united for the purpose of organi- vatona will repel each other, and the resni will be that coratic ples will sgain be in the avcendancy, bough for time seemingly defented. i tell you, st in “tieely impossible that mon who have through life aoe indicated the pringiples of democracy, will continue in close ge oe with those ho proseribe every man who w not bern oe the soll, oF who’ professes the Roman Catholic religion. I speck to-night in the presence of many Ame- ricon mechanics. Iepeak in the presence of many, no doubt, who, irritated at the competition of ‘orsign labor with their own, have given encouragement to those poli- ticisas who, advantage of —— —— would impose them a distinct and political = Ly with their own principles and with the ineq! it rat ntedGata of the county i say to you, American rocehamies, come out from such association and repudi avenuch principles, Our object rhould be to encourage the to rear and educate bis children. so that in the futere the entire American population, whether they descendants of those tothe manor bg r $ those who sought a refuge her: oppres oad, hail Gweli togetior as ieethren and friends, without any irit of political inequality or Gistinction to disturb eir fraternal relations. ‘io those of the democracy who, peeing the baneful intlucnce exerted by the de- cre for place among office seekers, bave ieft owe : gone into © party in which, us they auppoeed, were fewpr office seekers than in the party they AT would may, De assured that you have been deceived, vor in thet same Know Nothing perty you will find ax many office seekers as you loft behind you. tat me say w wy frends, ehrink not from the quostion of naturalira- ‘im, but say openly and plainly ‘that the beat ye a the country require that tion ehould go for that the forcign laborer ‘come here, and tak lowest places of labor. We all know that the America rechanic relies upon his upon hia super «ity over the foreign laborer, and that he wili occupy Se highe«t walks ot labor. the I will not detain you by ae- eloping ov enisrging upon this idea; I will uot embr; tae opportouit, of eaiing your attention to the emin¢ porvi ses Which jay been rendered the country by foreign- J, Ward Association bere entered the hall, & oon Of tauel Tiwee hearty cheers were f ven for teu. by the audience. | Mar, McLoxa en closed Lib spoeod by romarieing that NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY ll, 1856. he would not detain the mepting by sry turther remarks, give to other Cis eptakers who were on po who were expected to uddress the meet- cheers commenced marts by #0, that the 6th of Janusry was a day con- secrated in noals ef Americsn tad tes re turn was ever hailed by the American asthe niverssry of am ever memoravie day, cn which Amz:i- can soldiers trium; ‘over the heroes of Wateriov and the conquerors of At ite return it was moet and proper that all levers of the Union should meet 1 - gether and celebrate it with proper demonstratioas of | alee and rejoicing. The return cf this avniverssry as been hailed, not ouly because ot the great victory which General Jackson achieved by his valor, but because of the statesmanshi; ation be dispiayed daring this administration, by which be saved the nation. Applause.) It ‘was meet amd proper when they met upon an occasion like this to recur to the past, and gather from the precepta and principles of those who have gone before us what our duty was fo the future, (Applause.) They should not be unmindful or Jone sight of the great {uct -and it was this that endeared the old bero in the hearts of his countrymen—that Gen. Jackson knew no distinction in any class, and considered every man was entitled to the same protection anc the same privileges under the laws. General Jackson had no hostility to the commercial classes of the community, When he vetoed the Bank of the Uxited States, he said that the commercial class were entitled to no more privi- leges in this country than any other clasa of the comma- nity, That was the great leading idea that characterized his history ax 9 statesman, and that was the great lead- ing idea which has characterized the policy ot the demo- eratic te} from its origin down to the present time. (Applause.) They never ave,» do they now enter- tan any hostility to the manu’... "ring interests of the country. They only say 1c that inte rest sbould not be entitled to any more Sprotec- tion than any other interest of the country. (Applause. ) In this government there were no exclusive privileges civilor political, granted to any class, It was said oy gentiemen of the opposition that the defeat of the demo- cratic party at the last election was owing to the fact that they bad been committing # great wrong, and there- fore they had been visited with s merited punishment. But whatan example did the opposition present here to- day! The same gentlewen who say that the democracy je to manage the government rightly with a roujority of nearly two to one, were now uaable to mar age even the House of Representatives. (Laugh’er.) Will the people, whose hearss aze ever right when the interests of the country are at stake, ever trust them with power again’ ‘They will soon be compelled to bid a final adivu to the government, for the democracy will soon relieve them ot the burthens of government. Then they will muke the flag of the country, as in times past, bonored and respected in every fea and upon every lard, so that the homblest citizea, with the stars and stripes floating above bis head, no matter in what part of the world be may be, will be amply protected in all his rights and privileges. (Ap- plause.) The great idea ot the democratic party bes al- ‘ways been that every man should enjoy the utmost free- dom of religious opinions. That was one of the cardiasl principles vpon which the government was founded, and 1t Was tue remaik of oue of our wises: statermen, that politics should never be carried into the church wor re- ligion to the polls. Aupienee:) He thought in these deys that they carried politics to the church, but he dcudted very much whether they carried any religion to the polls. (Laughter) In the Coriptures we are told that the Know Nothinge are not to last very ong, for in Job there was & passage that said—*‘Ye are of the werid and know nothing, and are to continue upon the earth Duta single cay.” (Great laughter.) As fer the repud- lieans, he hed only to say, that heretofore their triumphs bad been achieved by men of one idea. For instance, they had in their ranks men who were opposed to slavery, the abolitionists, they also included the Know Notl in their number, and they sso bad taken into their organization the m who say they wiliarink nothing. For the purpose of carrying the elections they ail united, but they aid not wgrec very well when they came to act here in Wasning- ton, and ‘now there was no union amovg them. They d seen the last of them. (Applause.) And the peoole, in their majesty, will soon rise and sweep them off fron the face of the land. He looked forward with eon. fident anticipetion to a glorious and overwhelming victory for the cemocracy in the coming election. (Ap- planse.) He knew that’ great numbers ot persons had gone iuto the Know Nothing organization (und this was the case in his own district) unfer the idea that they were doing good service to the country, and prometing th 1 interests thereby. But these persone, now bat they saw how they had been led away by the ingenious sophisteios ot the Know No- ining leaders, were fast leaving the ranks of the parcy. When they got into this Phiiscelpbia Convention, and actempted to settle two or three questions, Sam besame avery barmless indivicual, (Laughter.) In the West- @:a cevntry, tormer members of the crder were going round to get certificates toat they had quit before San went down. (lavghter.) I dount whetner you would find encugh Know Nothings in my district, if you bad a search warrant for them, to make milestones of. (Con- tinued laughter.) There is one lo¢ge left there, and only one member in that. (Rours uflaughter.) I regard tuis matier ss quite well eettled, and at rest. But the de moeracy has got another outy to perform. At the next election we have got to struggle for the Union. It is not a question whether the people of Maryland sball keep siaves—not whether the people of Louisiana shall have a right tu worship God us their conscience dictates—out whether we are to be governed by the constitution which our fathers have formed. After you have struck down some of the provisions of the constitution, then the for- welity of the Union amounts to nothing. Suppose you strike down the right of trial by jury—suppose you strike down the rights of Statea—what else have yougot f (A Voice—Nothing.) The great glory of our government in the past las been that it required no more from the citizen than what was roqnisite for the gereral good. Whenever the time comes that that principle is suruck down, then there is little hope for the constitution. We must fight to save the Union. The only way to make that fight is to aseail these parties in ever peint, (Applause.) We must ctand opposed to al of them, whether Know Nothings or drink no- things, or any other nothings. The only way for us is to siand on the constitution as our fathers framed it. We have to stand for the rious constitution formed by our fathers. (Applause.) Strike down this govern- ment, and what is there left? Where else on the wide earth cena mango andsay, “I am @ freeman; 1 am the equalof any other man”? (Applause.) In looking tour government, fellow citizens, { have thought that it looked more like the fulfilment of the prophecy of the angel described by St. John in the Revelations, when, th one foot on the sea and another on the land, she id to every people and every clime, “Behold here is a country for the down-trodden ot every nation,” I trust that ihe prophecy will Le verified. Mr. Riebardson retired amid enthusinstic applause. There: wrere thew loud cries for ‘Cobb, Cobb,” mm reply to whiel The Hon. Howsx1 Conn, M,C. of Ga. came forwari. He was greeted with three cheers for Georgia. He com: menced! by thanking the meeting for the compliment 1% had paid ‘to his State and to himself, and continued:— ‘The celebration of the Sth Janusry is always aud ought to be an occasion of deep intere-t to the democrati: party, connected as it is with the tame of that noblest, purest, best ef men, Jackson, who maintained for us the constitutfon and the Union, founded by our fathers. It is pecalin ing for demccrat to asdociate on this Lecause it i+ our province to mcet vogetber and ex- each other our congratulations on the glorious pet of our country, and the bright future which in in store for her: and to her we extend the bana of congratulation, We aze not bound to yause and #sk oor brother, “Where were you Lorn, and what és your religion?” | (Applause and languter.} Jt anight be invidious snd unwise to say that the present t righ(est pege in democratic history, party organizations there have there have it to-day with the democ nor do 1 know, by whom you ut J have no fear to stand ciples of the democratic eat Gemoeratic or: feom the North, or the West, is platform the truthtul he speaks one ¥: What other party ia this party. who hes preceded me or the e me; In what othe eeting withoat f pri s to what he shall sayy (Ap- plaure tic party occupies a proud posi- tion béfore this nation. it is a time wheo every man feela en emotion of pride on being recognized as a ua- rat. Is it necessary that we should imjiesa her's mi b ty which the pre- sent imposes upon us? Lam = party man. | recognize the obligations of party, J address you to-night as party men; snc I warn yo nridious voices which leavor % strike «fealty which you owe Feelin, 1 i wt the great interests of this com tified with the suc- cess and triumphs of the democratic party, I may be par- doned the sentiment that the safety of the country de pends upon the triumph of the democratic par y. Democracy and constitution are synonymous terms. “I am a party man, then, for wise and patriotic When I cense to regard my party dian of the great interosts of Y cease to bea party man. (Lond applause.) What are our responsibilities toca Awhat is to be the future of our country? That the government be in the hands of the dem » is & bright unwritten poge. If the desti ur country are confided io any Other organization, what then is Its futurery Who are the opponan's of your party’ What other organiza tion stands out and aaks the eoutdence of the country? The time has been when the demoer and whig par- » fought many @ hard fought battle; when either triumphed, the other, though it might lament ita defoat, felt that the country was safe end secure. Tow ts it to- day? Lat the time come when there shail be planted on your Capttol the banner of any other party orgasivation that now exists in the land, and T appeal (0 yon, mocrats and as whies, what is to be the futur conniry? Will you take an elevate that parts crating the honored name of republicans, for the pur pore of hiding from view 9011 and wboHtion son r itmeif in hostility to another portion. for ix the degradation of the coun- How long, then, will you have a that youmay meet and honor your ns. tional days of festivity; What is that party? Wuence come it) What ore its designs? Tho national deme crntic party—presorving the just equality of the Staten aod the righte of all eitizens—was triumphant through- out this wide land. Its opponents, free soilism and ‘abolitionim, had warred upen it. But ite banner stl) waved@ triumph. Throughout many of the Northera and Western Staten the battle bed been fought, and vie- tory bad perched on the democrntic banners. inan ovil jiodr—in a day of bad foreboding, in some dark and myx- tertone cavern, bid out from the light of God’s eun—no eye of taan to rest on the dark nud infanous deed—the spirit of fanaticism, which had exhibited {iseif in ali the forms of abolitfoniem, met another epirit equally re- ardless of constitutional rights and constitutional ob- tious. There, in the hour of midnight, with enmity to the South in their hearts and treason to the constitu fiow ou their lips, they swore oterpal hvstllity to the confederation prid ‘The honor they ae! try. (Applan country lett you ofthe Seuth ard to the ite of end + citizecs. In \bat widoiebt sairatt rights Cat our this traitorous your T history. (Laughter.) Al! the open @pporition that hes , to ie eenin t democratic party of the coun! hed fallen harmless at its ple Aveciionism had crawied in its own filth mud. ood only could it insert its dcsdly poison when mingied with 1 her age nes _ PY, cesenenens ots end ol tions. wr Government of your counbants Saarinen ‘tw the hands of auch ity? (Loud eriés of “No! No!) Ha power serding their abolition sentiments, they now throw off the cloak, and proclaim the principles of open and unre- lenting hostility to # particular section of this country —to that section where mysel! and those dearest to me reside. How long, with all our devotion to that glorious constitution, can it last if that party should get into power! How long can we me¢t our brethren from all oth- er parts of this wide land, ard worship that constitution which our fathers framed, if the government falls into the bands of that party! I tell you to-night that we meet red ~ ae our country — rescued from bred ruin wi this party organizauon has hung over its. (Cries of “We will?) What other party vecides this sbolitionixt party preven's iteelf to the country and asks its confidence “One which claims a name deat to every American heart, but which svows and adopts principles Cetested by the members of their own fraternity. (Laughter.) The American party—more familariy known to you as the Know Nothing party—asks public dence. ‘They give you fair pro that all will be 1 bave already alluded to its earliest inception. ‘has been ita since? What has been its - ence cn the standard of public and private mcrality throughout the land? What can it have been, when mtn were called upon to ca!l their God to witness that in the event of certain questions being pro; to them they would not teli the truth about ity What could ita effect on pubic morality,be when one of tts vows were, if 8 hel ther be were a mewber ot the Order, ‘Ido solemnly swear that I rba!! deceive them about itt” That is the Faglish ot the obliga ion which was the effect of such an Order on public and private morality. Why, you could not trust your neighbor; you could not conéde in men whem sour fithers imey'bave taught) you to respect and esteem, They te'l you they are afraid of the Pope. My opinion is, that if theyfdo not much mend their ways the: will be in a great ceal moze danger trom the devi (Roars of Laughter.) But they say they have abanconed allthat. Many henorable members of the party now say that they never inéulged init. I have no doubs of that. That, however, was abandoned; when, where and yw I know not, unless it was in the meeting of those ud se gacious statesmen who convened in Philadel- nd constructed that platform which began with ‘he aseertion that they bad faith in Him who ruled above, and ecreluded with the remarkable dectaration that lerenfter the merobers of the party may tell the truth. (Laughter.) What is there in the histor, that perty to commend it to your consideration? Is it the banefil influence which it has had on morality, pub- lic and private? They themselves will not now attempt to defend it. Is it that they set out to measure the standard of a man’s patrio\ism by the spot on which he was born cr the altar at which he worships? (Applause) And yet these were tbe principal doctrices which were urged by that party. They buve been repudiated by a most universal public sentient. Today— ‘Who so poor sto do them reverence! Who will now r!and up as the representative of the Know Notbing party, and invite his brethren to take dinner off a foreign born citizen, and take supper off a Roman Catho- lick (Roars of langhter.) The sentament is now aban- coned und repueiated. Bat is that repudiation in good faith’ 1 have no doubt of the +incerity of indiviaual members who publicly repudiate it. But I ask you, and Task the country, are we t> confide in the declaration that these hse tat doctrinea are by the party aban- doned in geod faith! If not, then, my fiiends, it is well enough to examine thess doctrines—to analyze them, to seo whether they do nut conflict with the first principles of the constitution, and whetker they de not conflict very honest impulse of a pure American heart ¥ (Applause.) I Lave been told by these gentlemen that they don’t intend to persecute the Catholics. Let me test the question for one moment, ifI may be permitted to indulge in a very ehort argument. You, as a member cf # Know Nothing ledge. go into a council, and there take a eolewn ¢aih tbat you will not vo's.for any man for cffice unless he be a native born citizen, in favor of “Americans rulicg America,” or ithe bea Roman Catholic, then you bold that it is the duty of every good citizen not to vote fer a Koman Catholic. You hold that Roman Catholics ought not to hole office under the government. Yeu have eworn to it. Now, whatever is right for every an to swear to, must of necessity be right to put it into the constitution. Now, if that clause were proposes to be pu’ into the constitution, that no Roman Catholic shall held office, who would advocate it? Who will eay that there should be interpolated into the constitution & clause, that no Roman Catholic shall hold office} And yet the very mement these gentiemen admit it is wrong to engraftruch a clanse on the copstitation, that mo- ment they ac init that it is wrong to take the oath. (Ap- planse.) “If it be right for you, as voters, to take the cath, it is rigkt for your candidates to take it. It is right for your cardidute icr the [residency of the United States to take it. Suppose be takes that oath, that he will remove from cftice every man who iss Roman Ca- tholic. There is the cath res on his conscience. But before he euters on the duties of hia office, he is required to take another oath to observe the constitution, and that oath 1s—'‘J, a8 President of the United States, do solemnly swear that no religions test shall be established for office.” There rests on his conscience am oath, teken st micnight in darkness and secrecy, by which he pledges hbimselt to allow no Catholic to hold office, and here resta on hin snother cath, by which he has sworn solemnly thet he should not apply the test of religion to any man for cilice., Where is the escape for thet man’s con- science re is but one escape for it, aud that is in the people. He must ask the people to save his conscience, by ever permitting him to reach the place where he should take the second oath. (Loud laughter and ap- pause.) Gentlemen, whe defend the principles of this periy, tell yon that they will not Jay t! hands on the constitution of the country—that they will not ask to tonch one of itsracrea compacts, My friends, there never wos on this carth any more dangerous doctrine preached than to respect the jetter and violate the spirit. Of what ure would it be to hays your constitution observed in its letter and its apirit rent to fragments? (Applau: 1 sppeal to you topight as patriots: I a) to you in that name so lunproperty assumed by that party—as Amerieans to stamd to und abide by not merety the letter but the spirit of your country’s consti- tution. I see before me to-night a familiar friend in the ‘enjoyment of health and happiness. I look upon and re- cognize him aa my friend. ‘To-morrow he is called upon by hia God, and I see but the corpee of him who was my friend. There lies hin body, but is spirit is gone home. So is it with your constitution. When Americani#m has worked tbis reformation—if ever 1t could do so—they would come to you and say perbaps they had not violated the letter of the constiuticn. And yet its essence, its spirit, like the spirttof my ceparted friend, is gone and nothing hut the corpee is left. (Great applause.) One word on this subject would I adaresa to thore—it there be such here—who have taken these oaths or who would justify these oatbs, It is this: Go with me and siand st the door of that room where met the men who framed your constitutios—where met that aseemblege of the purest beings who ever convened together en the earth. There rat the Father of his Country—a native born American and a Protesvant. There set & representative from your State, sir, (Mary- lnpa) it I mistake pot, a Catholic—Charles Carroll. There were representatives from other States, Protestant apd Catholic, ‘The work of revolution had been accom- plished. So had been the work of framing the constitu- tion, Jt only needed the capstane to make the work per- feet. They had seen in the history of the world that re- ligious intolerance and persecution had in all ages drenched the world with human blood. They had read that Protestant hed persecuted Catholic, and that Catho- He bad persecuted Protestant. And so George Wasi - tom, the Lather of his Country, ard Charles Cas: arct nd the altar whish they erected, the Inst vent adéed to the constitution, which waa the solemn deela- ration that no religious test shall ever be established in thir land. (Great applause.) My Know Nothing friends, come with me and stand at the door of that convention hail when ite adjewinment is announced; and as the Father ot his Country walks from that sacred ecifies, let us ak him to go with us to the retreatof « midnight courcil: and Jet us ask George Washington, on bended knee ond at the altar of a Know Nothing council, to call God to witness that he never would permat Charles Car- roll to hold office under his administration. (Applause. Ir there breathe throughout this broad land one heart wo steeped in injamy as that his lips could give utterance to the sentiment that George Washington wonld in that ball have taken such an oath, that man onght to be a Know Not! ing. (Laughter and vehement applause.) Dut if you believe that the Father of his Country would not thus have falsified the record of his life—if you believe that George Washington would not ave taken that oath, then, teil me if it would have Leen wrong for him, how can it be right for you to taxe it? Itis true none can aspare to hia matchless chur for wisdom, but every man can aspire to the standard of honerty and integrity which the Father of his Country lett behind bim a en example for ull the world. af you cannot be as wise and great aa be was, you can at least be as good anc as honest. If it were not your province to establish the constitution of your country as he did, be it your humbler, but equally patriotic duty, to maintain (Vehement applause.) These remarks would apply th ws much force to the proseription of foreign born citizens. Go ask the Father of his Country whether, when frech from the fields of revolutionary war, «ur: rounded by native and foreign born citizens—when {n his pride he {elt that the freedom of the country had been purchased by the blood of foreign and of native born purchased by the blood of Catholic and of Protestsnt he would prorcribe men for their faith or their nativity Do you believe that George Washington would hav raised the arm of ation against the one, o the arm of proscription against the other’ (Applause. Ané yet these Know Notbings tell you that they invok the principles of the father of his country in favor of th» principles and organvation which they maintain! Peris the thought! jt rosy be that this party has run ita ea- roer. J trust it is 80. I believe it 18 40, Why, then, do 1 urge there consideretions upon you? Because I believ> it to ba the highest degree of patriotism to endeavor +) insti into the hearte of all men a love of freedom an i liberality, And though this party may have passed from existence, and though those who have initiated it, who have been ite “andacd bearers, who have nursed it in | 145 intaney, tell you that they heve abandoned these doc- trines, it cin do no harm to instil into the minds of our countiymen revorence for thore principles which that haa warred against. On whom do these responsi « remy On what party does that duty devely s but. one party (o discharge this high and patr r uty—that party which has assembled here to-night todo honor to le porious dead, and to prepare for ihe com ing contest. Toe natioval democratic party of the country hae this grent work confided to its bands. and it swith pride Tseo here not only honored member of thst party, but also members of the whig party, railying with ne around the banner of democracy, in defonce of our common consti (Loud applaure.) ‘The osase noble one. The work is a glorious one. Tatnspot nor grow weary of the work. The days of our opponent aE are nombered, But afewmonths will pass over on: heuda lefore we shall have found all our opponents—aboiition te and Know Nothings—buried in ovo common grave of n and infamy. (Applause.) Tet us resoue from that inevitable fate thore rood epirite who in an ovil hour hove beon led aetppy, bat tue ara aad earl of de bur or friend should ask one ot the initiated whe- { mocracy be open ‘o reseive back theve who have swerved from reason. snd let us weloume them back to that altar which Jackson fall; anc we, who stand here together to-night, will be here on the 4th of March, 1857, to witness the imaugura- tion of the candidate of the nations) democratic ey, {Lord and long continued cheering followee the close of juent Gov Cobb's el , Hon. Jusnct Hats, of lows, was next introduced to and sddressed the meeting, He said>— Fellow-Citizens—i came here to-night for the purpose of listening. and not for the purpose of yeu, ord] shall bardly be able to entertain you after the alle end senna) speeches to which you have just listened. But Lrejolee, fetlow-citizons, on an occasion of this kind, on the return of this anniversary, to meet with my cemocratic fellow-citizens, for the bag egal of mutual cor gratulation. vot only tor the victories achiev- «din our eeoond war of independence, but also to ex- chenge ccngratolations thet weare still free and still ‘enjoying the privileges which these glerious wars have conferred upon us. (Applause.) Recent circumstances have chown us that we must not only be prepared to weet foreign foes, but we must also be prepared to meet and todefeat domestic foes. As the human system is beautifully provided with a delicate and exquisite coat of nerves which warns us cf appreaching danger, so ebould We, an electors in the republic, be prepared with eye and ear to watch the approneh of danger to our constitution. When we reflect upon the administration of our govera- ment andon the fact that p2itical liberty and political equality, im the States and among citizear, hare beea protected, we should beware how we propose to change our government, We shouid beware of parties proposing new tests und new questions. We ehould watch the ap- proach of that insicious foe and guard against it. Anew party, as you bave been told, has sprurg up, founded on secret oaths and private catchwords and mottoes, and ia recret ccnclaves, tor the purpose of patting down the de. mocratic petty. They have adopted for their motta, that ceautiful sentiment, thet ‘Americans shall rule Amenea.”” That isa motto which we all adopt; but we differ a6 to what constitutes Americans, Let us institute & ccmpazison. In cur reysiutionary struggle the name of Benedict Arnole became prominent. Be was an American born; but was be euch an American as eee would be willing to see govern Americat And why not? Be- gaure he cid wot possess the American principle in his { heart. j _ After a few mcre remarks of a like tendency, Mr. Hall resumed bis reat, Hen. Jonny Kuiry,M. C., of N, ¥., waa next presented to the and cnce ana jeceived with much applause He cuid: Felluw citiens—Atter the eloquent addresses which you bave just heard from the géntiemen who bave preceded we, it cannot te expected that I can en. lertain you, not possessing *hat eloquence or that ep ability which the noble statesman trom Georgia, (1 Cobb) hae dixplayed. I come from the masses of Ni York. plause.) I come from a district, the People of which are, for the most part, adopted ettizeas. The sentiments of those people bave ulways teen honest, and honorable, ard faithful to your constitution and your liwe, despite of wil attacks upon them from Congress and elewhere, ‘Tie S'ate of New York is at the present time in a vary ous predicament as ) stand here, and the cnly represeriative of thet great national party which in days gone by bas mace to: you Presidents sad ststeemen. (Applause.) Tne division in New York ex- ists nt Cn principle,but arises meroly from personal and smbitious designs. It is, in ‘act,a Ki kenny fight among the politicians as to who ehal) be the leaders of that State. Tsmmany Hall where Liearned my democracy, hss always been Grm aad resolute in her devotion to the Lpion,snd she stands .0w w here she always has stood and wilt stanc, national in her feelings and principles. (Ap- pluvse.) Tcume here not toget notoriety, but as a Catho- lc citizen of this uatiom, and I defy any man in this Onion to te more honest or more Gevoted to the true national sentinent of your country than your humble servant. (Applaue.) These, sir, ate not iry sentiments alone, Dut they ere the reutiments of the Catholic population of the country, from Maine to Georgia. (Loud and con: tinucd applaure.) But there is a party which has risen up in hostility to foreigners and to Catholies. They will not eveceed. “ (Apploure.) The true Ainerican teeling of this ccuntry will never oppress any man for his religious be iet, or for his not being born ou the soil. The eighh article of the Phiudeipnia platiorm is @ test thet no Catholic shall h:id<ffice. And let me here remark, that while there are many gentlemen in Congress belongi to thet party, who now pretend to be actuated by libe idea: —+till, thi se men, Many of them, rat in the Vhila- delphia Convention; sud while the question was proserip- tich of Catholics ana foreigners, it wes all gratifying to them and agreeable to their feelings. But when the question of slavery came up, it disturted taeir equani- mity. That was a civicingspotot for them; and the {ndi- vidnal who is row a cundidate of their party tor the Spe ership of the House of Barceseniayres, was oue of the first 10 leave them. (Laughter und applause.) The Catholic question, L repeat, was agreeable to them, but the slavery question was not. I came not here, fellow- citizens, to maYe a rpeech; but I say here, and I repeat, that the great Ameticun heart is sound on the principle cf havin g no religious test. In conclusion, I will relate ap sneccote which will tend to illustrate this point of religion. A yoor Irishman, named Jimmy innisa, cawe to this country scme time ago, and went out Weat. As a matier of course, Jimmy was 4 Catholis; and though there were two churches in the wines where he lived, there was no altar for him to worship at. One wasa Beptiat church apd the cther a Methodist. So, poor Jim my had to vay his prayer+—as he was in the habit of doing every morning—athome. The villagers noticed his absence from chureh, and some of them said, We must teach him our religion.” Two of them went to Jimmy, and one seid “You're a Catholic?’’ “Yes, sir.” “You're an idolator!” “Yes, oir.) ‘Sua at puree Po world ou'll go to hell, if you don’t change that re ani a padues. ake vrgea the same argument, Jim- my listened 10 them both. When they were done, says he to one, **You’re a Baptist!’ “Yes.” ‘And you’re a Meth dist:? “Yes.” ‘Well, then,” says he, ‘if I must goto leit let Jew, and Turk, and infidel pray for poor simmy Muginness.”” Sir, this matter of re should never be brought into poiitiesat all; nor would I refer to it, but circumstances have brought it before the coun- try, And the opponents cf the democratic party have de- pcunced Catholics a6 anti-xepublican, and more devoted to their religion than to the constivution. In reply to this, gentiersen, I will eay that we owe to Cwsar the, things that belong to Cwsar, and to our church and its teachings our fealty and adoration. But has the Catholic church ever interfered with the politics of this country? Have their clergy ever come down from their altars to mix in the exeftements of the day? Have they ever placed themselves before the people for their suffrages jor elective offices? If there be a Catholic within my bea ing I will ask him ifthe Catholic elergy have ever so- icited or instructed him bow to vote or for whom to cast his ballot? Can the same be said of other denomina- tions? No, Mr. President; but when the Kaneas-Nebraska, Dill pagved the Legislature of this nation, ministers of other denominations set themselves up for public office, and many of them now are members of our State Legis- lutures, and I am not ure but there are some of them in thix Congress, denouncing in bitter anathemas some tions of our Union and their local institutions. Mr. President, Catholic blood has commingled with l’rotestant blood since the first blow was struck for freedom at Lex- ington, snd vp to the last achievement of our arms upon the battle fields of Mexico, and it will continue to do so when ever our nation ealls for aid, #o long as there is one of either able to defend the liberties of our beloved oe arg (Loud applause, durwg which Mr. Kelly re- tired. be Hed Fayre MeMursx, member of Congress from Virginia, was next presented to the audience, He sald— Yeilow-Citizens—You may welb imagine my embarrass- ment. when Iknow that you have been listening to the speeches of my cistingu! friend from Georgia (Mr. Cobb), and my no less distinguished friend from Illinois (Mr. Richardson), neither of whom I had the pleasure of heanpg. This is not the time for me. at all events, to make a systematic xpeech, We have met to mingle to- gether in commemoration of Andrew Jackson, the second nuther of his country. 1 feel proud, on looking around me to-night, that ameven an humble member of the democratic party. Judging the future from the past, we need have no fear ot the result of the coming contest. When the Know Nothing party attempted to cross the Potomac river with its dems; ) it met defeat. (Applause.) Virginia was the tirst to roll back the flood of Know Nothirgim. Virginia was not to be humbugged and guiled by your black o-lantern party. (Laugh- Though New Yerk has falten into the hands of the Vhilietines, 1 thank my God that Virginia has maintained Ler old position, 1 12 no alarmist, no prophet, nor the son ot s prophet. But I tell you that ff you wish to nre verve this glorious Union, you must do it by a strict ob- servance of your constitution and your laws. This coun- try has never sustained for any length of time three parties, upd I rejoice with my friend from Georgia (Mr. Cobb) that many members of the old, Henry Clay whiz party have come under the ban- ner of democracy. Hundreds of them in Virginia re corded their votes for Henzy A. Wise. The whig party tonght.us like men, on principle: but in the recent con- test, when they had but an alternative between Know Nothingism and demecracy, they came up jike meu and enlisted under the banner of the glotious democracy. (Applanse.) We ef the Scuth have nothing to fear from y te such corrupt, such contemptible politicians ax Seward, Gidings & Co., but we have something to fear from our Southern Know Nothing friends. Tuey have sown dia- sion among ue; but we will reecive them back when they come as the prodigal son did. (Aj aoe and laughter.) Mush as I detect tho black republican party, I dotest almoat equally the Know Nothing party. (Ap" plause.) Both propore to cisregard ani trample on your constitution. Whilst I am no Catholic, but a Protestant, stil Lam the friend and defender of religious freedom, where clo. (Applause.) Strike down that poor old Catholic ehurch, and whet next? What is the next church to be struck down; The Methodist or the Baptist? Revolutions never go backward. We are in the midst of & revolulion-—bloudiews as yet; but let the black republican perty gain power—enable them to repeal the fugitive slave law, and to restore the Missouri compromise, and I tell you, free men of Washington, this Union will be dissoived Ve citizens of Washington, shail that time ever come? May God in bis infinite goodness and mercy, grant that Gay may never come. (Applause.) Rise up, then, ye spartan band of Washington! ‘T9_ yon we look tor’ ox ample and preeept. Ihaye no righit to doubt that Spor tan band. I bave seen them tried before, and my Iie for it, gentlemen, you will alwaye find them right and rendy' tor the defence of your constitution and your laws. This day; gentiomen, has always been a fete da; with me. It is one of the days of days with me. And, let me teM you, that whenever you raise your voices in defence of the constitution and ef the laws, you will find this gentleamn always ready to sustain you. ‘On Mr, MeMullin’s retiring, there were proposed and cheere for OM Virginia, the first stato that Byer ‘braved Know Nothingism; and throe cheer. for Vennsylvania, that followed «uit. Hon. Avavustvs £. Maxwen, M.C., of Flor presented to the audience:— He should, he said, be committing » re. he attempted, after the cloquence thoy lal ae next under if aed to, nt to make a (spe ut still, in response to their kind call, he mast ray something. ' He had been no mnch ac- customed for the Jast five weeks to train under the loader- of the gentleman from ‘linois, (Mr. Kicherison,) that he felt in bis proper position when he followed him hore to-night. re wae more in the meeting than ap peared on the surface, He was glad to believe that with yackeon ys theig model, end big principled an thels guide, 6 right to ex from the American people | reasi, {s reported (o be the Norwogian brig Kong Thy on, frou copfidertee which their grew! model had n- | Xocbelle, whi wines, ac. bat would not spewk of the fame of the ‘The pttot beat James Avery, No 9, camne, to the cliy ale they ansembled- Kt was true that | mCriile nlm Mirae yey fob Enhanccer, ho 1's in the history of Bivown Sate he bat ample materisia | ‘Lat ibe pilot howe New York. Bo 6, nian ran FO weed for painticg the fame and character ef Jacksow The | Waler No7, wera ottaide Of bandy Hook, at excBor. cannon captured at Pensacola, and now in this capital, ‘epiain Hennessy, chillew, came vp from the are glorious trophics of his presence in Florida, ‘To bit last night, wd repcrts the ship Kethey ws laving en it was due that Florida tecame » conatituemt part of the | hr bile and compietety to ice on the wind ware U Florida was bis gift to the United 5 She ia | ‘be steemtug Leviathaa is in avendance on her, aud will ge proud of the connexion. (Applause.) Jackson was | ber (i the fre tavoisbls opportuni's. thoroughly 1mbued with the epirit of democracy. ‘Tbe brig Laurette Morretl, for Aspinwall. Before reported bably no eminen! man in this cor bas Ce, Pos con. Phe tegiot the lower bay, wae yemercay takersashore om the people. ew thet o fe pode! Serpe tan to sustain him, He fe.t We learn by dette. dated sth: inst to Bhowes Walter, Esq. that he was one of the poopie. He gathered within | Feereiars if ihe Boord of { ndereiitte, ee ie ie ome himself ihe spirit of bis soldiers in battie, and eeeteren att 3 ron te in political contests he bore the mastes with him. | monitor the fa i ous. ‘the crew came off tw. Lot on Barnege: , We iaurch onthe Sth. She war oc} lewkiag, aud it was en pected would be got off without uch mee Tiwas reported last evening tothe Bowrd of Underwriters, by thelr messenger from Luvg Iston?, that a lure sbl-(astae, not ,vown) ran ashore a: Fire lvacd: Light on the night ef” Wednesday, thins, after dark. so ut about (ae ame” theme & fins] schooner, apparents) a pilot boat, went ashore at Flew Island Bar. ‘ihe schooner was in « bad situation, and the see. broke entirely over ber It waa (eared ist all hands onthe: ouer verisbed. ‘The bay was partly froren Over, 60 a8 te event commupteation t:010, ore. Lv wou d probably ber suflicienthy frozen this morniny (1th) to adrattof walking off te the vessel. Urderwriters pave mate arrangements er This is the secret of bis triumph; and, cald the speaker, we should remember that our party is the party of the people end it is that ccnyiction whien emboldens us in: cur course, We have, therefore, tut to exersise the courage and perseveracoe which tbat oid iron hearted bero Cf Orleans would have dene were be in our place, And we must and will came forth tram the field of the a1 prosching contest with flying banuers oma complete vic- tory. (Apjleuse.) Our party bya veem borne down for 4 time uncer a combination cf elements—in the North, boi) ionism; and, in both sections, Know Nothingien. But we have an earnest here to-night that we are to be agnin tiompbant. The beginning of this ceuvasa shows vbe epicit whieh used to raly around the name of Jack- sox. We have great duties to perform. Thees duties must be performed, not alous by the national ——, Norwich, and Fall kt- ver, dia not arrive this morniny (tb), Tke’ Conn roticat, which waa to have left lawl : vering for Noreten, dia not do so eaumber ‘The: Aumpire State, for but else by thore pure national whigs who wil! stand | on account of the w ‘and the ice rhouloer vo shoulcer with them to support the Colon | Fal River and We Commodire, for Siocingis, went oUt at urd the constitution. So called republicanism strikes at cr fax wer ‘Haven, ocd ‘rey Muving eneountel the rocts ofthe rights of Soutae:n citizens, and socalled } quantities of drit ice between here an ” Point, rx Americanism strikes ot the reots of the rights of foreiga fated by ‘he Hell Gate plots that there us Tere ice eheut Dorn and Catholic citizens, But the great and imminent | 1 roca’s Gnd Bards’ Pointe ton any where ete in the f peril which WE bare to meet comes trom the repub- | fiver, cn account ot the extensive ats fo aah viet so py ele Riera pet ten ores Seem aa ¥ 8- The Bay Blate, from Fall River, came {nazz M. mace seccndary su bordina: "8 TW ; ier, came fa iM While these iets are apparent, there comes into the | (yf "fairest "wttmat return ine same tine, A 00 ce} field smother party, cenouncing both republicans ond Know Nothings, and claimizg to be acknowledgad a8 the true Aswercen party. Izefer to those who eadorse the 12h section of the Philadelphix platform. While our party would fain gather all ite stength in a stroog phalanx torvelst the foes of the constitution, it is aneprisiog that inthe South we hve this 12th section party to con: tend aguinet. The division which they caure in the South, is +0 much injury tothe national wen of the North. Only ignorance und dewogoguism would ques- tien or deny thir, No southern man can identify himselt with the opponents of the democretic party uvless actu- ated by suicidal porrores. Strange as it may seem, taore n.cu whore rights the democracy is endeavoring to de- fend ut the pert! of ita own interests, are preparing to make wer upon us. Are we. prepared for the contest which begins to-night” We have a good cause and we bave gd men’ to lead in it—a cause which should in- spire the pecple everywhere and rouse them to unwanted efforts. It ia the cause of their country. (Appiause.) Ard we have men to lead, eminently fitted to be the leaders of a ‘ree pecple. With these to sustaia us +hall we not tske the field with confidence? 1 ven- ture to answer for the democracy of nay own State that they wil! do euch éuty in this crisis 4s will entitle them tothe gratituce of the Uctou. I may go farther, and say as quch for the whole South—no matter! how mucn mis- guided mem mgy for a time disturb or affect her policy. The South will upheld her friends of the democratic par- her there. ©. ard Buvre steamship (or) Amago, whieh {s advertised ( gall heuce on Saturday seat. ‘The Ericson, however, was to have left Havre on the 264m wii for this city, The Ship List reporte the sales of barks Garland, 298 Laut at Faetpoet a 1si7, for $7,000; und Weather’ Gage, | years old, built at Sag Harbor, tor about $16,000 cash, Herald Marine Correspeadence. PHILADELPHIA, Jan 10—Are bark « Cogswell, Homtotia, Prieeno, Disasters, de. BQ See Port news above. See goversl news columns for two wrecks on Jersey comm. Su Cnrrep Stat Boon, from pod ag Eng, whiter mas reparied by tol h ashore on Mobile Point (date ta- got off previous to Sid. nu log: rect iven ae 6th) had qrilbout Gasoage, and on that date was at anchor im Mobile bag. \timore, od the She baz a oargo of iron rails. Siramen Josren Watney, at Boston fe are ringed ven- they belenged 7th Inst pasced the yards amd {opmasts ot sel, togetber with part of the deok. Judged ! to 8 Yeesel of 200 tons, ‘ Banx Kwa F Onase, at Holmes’ Hole from Cardenas, om the Gib inst, fm the KNJs gale lost deck 1oua (44 bids molasses spilt walls, stove galley, and eprong head of mizen mas Barx Furzanern Hats, Bertram, of and for Salem, freaw Zanzibar Oct 3, Moeambique Ifa, and St Helena Noy 24, with ty. (Applauce.) Our tuture then glows with brightest | & cargo of ivory, copal, cloves, dates, collee, 4c, pal inte ive PP Not ‘ooly will, Sebastopol fall, but Rerpee for a harbor about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening, — every fort which was wont to check the onward march of \Be legions of the democratic party, once led by Jet- fersen and Jackson and mew by Iierce, shall also fall. (Apphiise.) Twant no better evidence of the usion sp ben of by wy frierd from Georgia, than the fact that just before me stood a man from the far off West, sent beie to unite with Florida in earnest and strong efforts to preserve the constitution. Mr, MicusE W. Crvsky, one of the secretaries of the meeting, moved a vote ot thanks to those who had ad- diessed the meeting, which motion was vocl‘erously ca ried, end then at hall-past ten o'clock the large aasem- biege dispersed. ————$ ___— City Intelligence. Mapane WarLacs Bovcusiia.—We see by a circular that this eminent vocalist intends forming classes for singing, at ber residence, 284 Sixth avenue, commencing on the 294 of thia month. Her high reputation as a teacher, and the conseientiousness which she exercises in her Ia- bors, will be certain to attract a large number of pupils to ber clasces, Fuw at Prenca’s Hotst..—About four o'clock yesterday lock, mw WNW gale, draggod ashore on ‘Kocks, in the inner harbor, and remained Wednesday mere- ing. She will be got olf’ ater iightering, without much da- mage, Steamer Perry wos (o make an atiempt to got hor eit” evening of Sh. Bark Repaonn, of Boston, from Haritepool for Coqal whieh put into iio Janeiro, bad aprubg & leak at eee, dt been fourd, ard would be repaired in a fow days. Waszinc Bax Augnaur, of ae condemned. was edie a.St Helena ‘dept 22”—hull, rigging, boas, whaticg gear, &c brought ‘ighicen bundred pounds sterling.—(The » doubt, uhould be Oct 22) Serr Lucy (of Sedgwick), Grindle, from Aux Cayes Des 7 for Boston, with logwood aud eotfer, came in contact with aa upknown sehr night of Jun 1, in lat 38 66, len 74 59, and car- repuired as Well as the eireumstunces admitted, andthe cap- tain tried to work bis way into the Delaware Break vater te complete repairs, but we wind aad current being averse: could make no progress to windward. On the [th saw Asse- teague light bearing NW by N, but the weathe being thick could not sea land, aud the captala judges his position to be miles irom the light. Bore away for Hampton ‘ther p thiek, with a heavy sea. At o'cock mado breakers ahead, when tho vesee was Dul- about, but in half an houratruck on a reef, and the sea drove the vevsel over it, when she was anchored, «till surrounded breakers aad the veesel leaking very badiy; cut away ghd commenced pumping, but ceuid not keep the water Bavizg previounls lost both boats, «lipped the chains in ey of saving eurselyes by getting but the vessel afternoon a fire occurred in French’s Hotel, corner of Chat- | seawaid; clear of the breakers. At daylight anw Cape Hoary, hem and Franktort streets. Assistant Frgincer Baulch was | ‘sant 14 miles, the water al the timebelug within a few laches uiskly at thepremises, and found the fire to be under ¢ flooring, rear cf the billiard room, on I'rankfortetreet. Axes were procured and the flooring cut sway, and the fire extinguished with a few patls of water. ‘The Fire Mar+hal examined the premises, and found the under- neath part of » beam had been charred awsy by the con- centration of heat arising from the hot air comdu:tor. Tho beam on fire was directly under the regutter. The demage to the buihiing 1s about $20. Mr. Baulch pro- hibited an alarm offire being given, and succeeded, with the aid of others, in extinguishing the flames. The loss Inst resort, and whie thus employed saw a sail, which preved. tobe the steamer Jos Whimey, lowes, from’ Baltimore tor Boston, who cote down and sent a host to the scar. The water then being above the cabin floor, she was abandoned tm a rivking condition, and.the capiain and crew taken off and arrived ut Boston 9h. Capt Grindle ana erew wish to oxprems their warmest thanks to Capt Howes for bis services in reacu- ing them, and aXofor the kindness shown towards them while en board his vessel. Scan Lavna Jane, atNew Bedford tor Norfolk, had very heavy weather; lost jib and fying jib in the gule ot Sth. Scum E1iza (of Balem), Coggins, from Boston, bound is covered by insurance. put into Goport dle of Shonls, Sik ina, fora harbor : : , | anchored. The gale wm ‘and.on morning of 6th, at bal Tum Soup Srramans.—The Bay State arrived at 121 | Dntc, cut away the masts. The crew rerualued on board o'clock, having left Fall River at 10 o’clock on Wednes] | /1 AM, when 1! were taken off by # beat from the istand. the lifeboat at the Shoals being frozen up with the ice, amd day night. ‘The Pay State passed the Worcester this | /%¢,/lfehoat Shoals: being, mh the fey an. morning off New Haven, bound here, from Stonington. | sche rode out the sole, and was towed into Portier har The boat of the Norwjch and Boston line arrived ata | bor sthinet. ‘The hulls not injured, ond. the loes ta conflas® quarter befcre two. Mail boat not yet in. Oo mast= spare, gails and rigging. lusurance, Notices to Mariners. HARDING'S LEDGE BELL BOAT. Notice is hereby ytven that the Lell beat near ee Ledge, in Boston harbor, is missing from ita station. Is will replaced by a black xin buoy of the recond clams, a8 seem as possibie. By order of the highthouse Board. CHB CALDWELL, Lighthouse Inspecior Seeoud District. Boston, Jon 8, 1804. Fore 1s Weer Srvenreenra Street.—About six o’clook Jast night a fire broke out in. a dyeing and hair- cloth manufactory, Noa. 119 and 121 West Seven- teenth street, near Seventh avenne. At the time the fire broke out, Mr. Joseph Taylor, the owner, and his brother, were at work im the factory. Mr. Wm. Taylor, in carrying tome yarn past the stove in the drying room, acew'entally brought it in contact with the stove, setting fire to the premises. ‘Ihe factory being a two story frome b , Wes soon enveloped in flames, and in& short time wes totally destroyed. Mr. Joseph Taylor owned the building and contents, oll of which were to- tally destioyed. Loss about $2,500; insured for $1,000 SOUTH SHOALS LIGWT VrSsrL. ‘The Nantucket New south 5) ight Voesel will be at her station on or about the 2oth inet (January, 1856). sae ‘Will be moored in Li fathoms water, abowt 2 miles South ot the southern extremity of the New South Shoals of Nentucket. in the Poughkeepsie Insurance Company, of Poughkeep- | OM! Sonth Shoal bears from this station N by E, distant § miles. sie, and 31.000 in the Hamilton Insurance Company of | {vmNever’s Head AAW “ie = this city. ‘ike fire extended to two ranges of brick sta- | Sunay look LishtVeesel « We ghia bles, Nox. 116 and 118 West Eighteenth street. Abont | — Thie light vessel is echooner rigged, and has two lantern, twenty stalls were destroyed. Mr. Samuel Longstreet | each baving eight lamps and reflectors She bas also twe heap ircn mmarks (one at each masthead), pi red. Her bullis painted red, with the words ‘‘South Shaada’* lx white letters on each side: By order of Whe tL Boer, id Sirs CaLDW aL, hthouse Inspector Second Distrtot. Boston, Jan 8, 1856, He N K Yi Crdwerdk, of At St Helena Noy 24th, bork San Frane®eo, Cnd NB, with 260 bbls oll. Off and on at Payta Nov 20, Beojamin Cumunings, Jeaking, *p. ir fer, of ship Wim Lee, of Newport, bas returned to Tombez trom Lima, the American Minister advising hum te do +0, snd take charze of hia slip, which bad been illegaly de- taired by the Captsin of the Port at Tombes. The Minu{er also recommends, tne owners of the Win lee 10 de- maa es from the Peruvian government, through U& Minister at Washington ies al Wi Of Juan Ferpandez Oct —, Fmeraid, Munklev, NB, for ‘Tw.cabuano and home, in March; of? as Inst p beree td 3, no lat, &c, Montgomery, pinaa, NBed ford, clean, &e. Ship Naples, of Bath, trom Leghorn, avd 27 7 ree ee Rees Beats ian Leghorn, and 27 days from Git Mauhews, from Calcutta for London, Ove sbip Buena 14, lat — 8, lon 26 ‘Smith, fr C i fe », Smith, trom Canton 2 1202 N, ion 2 pr aes lowes is owner of No. 118; lows about $400; insured in the North River Insurance Company tor $600. No. 116 is owned by James Lewis; loss about $300; fully insured. Aresr frame building, ‘No. 108 Seventh avenue, was damaged shout $75; it belongs to widow MeCamn, and is not insured. TO THY: EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In the Henatp of Wednesday you have me classed as a demeeratic whig, which is net the case, may been elected on three different occasiors as # national demo- crat, ond without recelving a wbig or Know Nothing vote. By inserting the above you will much oblige BARIH. HEALY, Alderman Fourth ward. Poltce Intelligence. SIVE ROBBERY @P RAILROAD TICKETS. Information reached the city yesterday that tickets for passege on the Lake Shore Railroad, to the value of $3,600, were stolen on Wednesday last from & earon the Vermont and Canada Railroad, between Rouse’s Point and Wind- sor. Vt. The person who stole the ticbets is unknows, ‘but {« cuppored to have made his way to this city. Tke Ship North star, tickets Lei ea em 19," and the tenes! public 2, 188 46 W. will do wi ard ugainst purchasing them. The 10- ‘in T f 2" sans on tho eda Ge ae, Pr vas RiP Livade Drew, Percy, trou NYork for London, Nov 1, Bark Ricot (of NYork), Forup, trom Aumsterdam for Cere- 21, lat 17 55, lon 50 40, ark Fame from Philadelphia for London, Jan 1, lat 2% ton 67. Brig Forest, of Warren, RI, 44 bours from NYork for Ma- tanzas, Jan 1, int 2572, lon 74. Surat, Hedleti, from Boston for NYork, Jan 1, lat 3534, Forcign Ports. —Iu port brig R W Parker, Poole, for Payson, Mldridge, for Bostom a Vhiany, from Boston, just arr; ML Davis, “ld brig Geo 1° Williams, Boston, wnTvVIOrO, Nov 19 faip Adriatic, Jewet, henew Diansters)? barks Thorndike, Perkins, for Liverpool 16 Sid abt Sih, briy Samuel & Kdward, Raymond, New ke At co Nov 10, slips Sir John Franidin, Johnson, for Calontia 1or uw ons pe pte ed Habla, £ m Boston Sept 2 NASSAT, ', Dec 1%—1n port aelir fone (not Jane), Johnson, trom Bt Thorade tor Baliiindre, leaky. : Decrease In Consumption in New York. 70 THE 8DITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. 828 Broapwar, Jan. 10, 18546, Sin—In your issue of this morning I find it stated under the heading of # report of the monthly meeting of the Foard of Trustees of the Consumption Hospital that ‘in round numbers the deaths from consumption in the city of New York in 1855 were about 2,900, against about 2,500 im 1854." Now, if you will refer to the extended tables published by you on Friday last, you will find that there has been an error of transposition made in the statement quoted above, In theve tables I find the numbers under the head con- sumption in 1854 to be 2,964, and 2,574 in 1855, thus re- yersing the relative mortality of the two years, as given in the report above alluded fo. ‘An error exists also in your table; for on reference to VYork Jan 1; sens 11 ; Caloris, W the annual published returns of the Inspector, 16nd the | Ji? JA\TNG abt Nov V—Sid ship Versuliles, id number of deaths from consumption for 1804 given aa | {iy Clasieson. had tie chcay on bask Cases Wht tae 1,052. This would make a further difference in faver of red, The J bad been usly up tor Mobile. 1 Joux, NB, D Margaret, Sivonnah. As this ts 0 subject in which Tam deeply interested, I |, Vawarsso, Nov 2-Sid ship Saxon, Lewin, Callao, 10 low trust you will give this correction the same publicity as | ‘OF Havre Eee ees Easrinn, Oot I-No Am yeasel in port. Sid Sey 35, dace Taxr, your obedient servant, R. HUNTER, M.D, | © Robert Tre ae Cae — AZALACIIOOLA, Deo Y—Cl bark Hebroe, Sheppard, seston, MARITIME INTBLLIGENGE. BOSTON, Jan Arr steamer fos Whiiney, Howes, Bali moro via Hampton Bowls, Cid ship Calcul, W Orleans; barks May (He), “Plioatin, ‘Amsterdam’ ret Dokore ALMANAC YOR NEW YORK—THIy DAY. s Iddand; Abby, Nickerson,’ Permun)uce and a mnki; Br brus 1a ed | (rand Mastoe, Pinexues, Hayana; schrs Trausit, Davin, Wash . se iogton, DO; Alice, Mower, Ralumore: Vatwin Heed, Gree Philadelphia, 8d, w NW W, inoderate, bark Port of New York, January {itompus, Abby, Hallux. “rig ‘Bowat’ Thorndike ald yes: — a1 CLEARED, Blick Warrior, Smith, Havana—Livingsion, CHATHAM, Jan‘ . 225, PM—OnE the port at anchor, onm ecbr very much iced vip, e large Oi Orleans, one large throe mastod, mchip cok Heat Berry, Maraeatbo—Matdant, Phelps & C a Rt a ' Gibbs, Chase, va, & ai il, pa & Co, L 5 woe, Ly bbs, Chase, Balig- Bark William & Jac, Cobb, New Orlosns—Faglo @ Hazard | more tor Provideten ort er Lydia ARRIVED. CSLOUCERTER, aah C—Arr. ches Metis, Crane, Bath for Brig Yultare (of Durbury), Perkins, Cave Haytion, Doom, | Cardenas; Pomona, Caluis for india Sie via the Breakwaier ‘id inst (Rrrived ib), with c ofiee’ and og: | MAllmere for Newiury pors;, Holaware, nd for NYork. Moe fo master. The V was within ten miles ot the Hook on Ki day. riz Dlewando, Low, New Haven, with mdse, to N 1 Gas ton. Helr LB Davis, Abeet, Savannah, with cotton, dc, to Me- Orendy, Mott & Co, pene RM Demill, Lock, Savannah, with cotton, &e, to RM orf. Behir Commeros, Corsen, Virginia, Bobr W 1 Marsh, Deck Virginia. Senr © He Van Name, Van Name, Virginia, Behr Abd el. Kader, -—-, Patuxent Itiver, Md. hr Ringgold (wrecker), Orolin, from’ sch Naind Queen, ashore at Litue gg Harbor, with 400 kegs of powder, fo John? Oth—Arr bark Fron!’ Chase, «F Portand (a2 Diaasiers). In port at) AM, wind NW, the above arrivals and those re parted at 22M. HIGHLAND LIGNT, CAPR COD, Jan 9, 640 PM—Wma NW, very cold, Several sclirs and brige passed out this aller: 100 fe NEW BEDFORD, Jan S-Arr vehr Tawra Jane, Yourg, role, NEWPOR’ York ror Cainis; J ih, pens, MoGregor, New Hele fr Fev, A, Bayard. Lyn Fmarnos, from Pret araner, from N Yous fon & iiggins. vapor; Amorean Chilet, Pres m2 TERI. asey, Providenen. ports iter, Pressey, do tor Flom, Frepaige Pesned Pista ke MAST bark Kiizabeth Hall, Bertram, Zanbae for Sa. BELOW. -In port ship Ontario, repe: bark Fitraboth Hall: Hork Montezuma (of New Haven), from Demarara, t# 0f ane ¥ Payton, Nickerson, trom Uallimere for Providence: az J A Bayard, Golden Floces, and Northorn Fight. NEW LONDON, Jon4~ Arr pol mm Wn Boker, Haise, Pre vidence for Ballimore; Wm H Saniord, Culver, do for Norfollt. NEW HAVEN, dan & Bid brig Elowaivio, Maxwell, New MILAND, Jan Cl) brign Wm A Drow, Holbrook, forthe Ainamea, Rivard, Melenvus, Below, « heruk NCETOWR, Jan 0—Arr sohr Nortiwrn Belle, Te al via Newport, for Loston, In port shi Trait, bart Macylaad; achr Nottiern Bolle, Weather very eo HOVIDENCH, Jan G—Art bark John (of Now via Nowport; brig Portland, Roo, Onlaln whore ahe put Inin dewees, with Ia of chor on the bar.—(Reported by steammg Hanwere, Uaptaa Morreil ) ‘Aico one ship, at anchor, and one bark. The berk Holywood, from Palermo, and the brig Cam! from Babin, reported aa below on the sd: ing, have not y Fived, abd Were not Au silat this morning. SAILED Wind nt sunset W, ond fresh. Miscella fa own hip Alas, MeKay, hence for Antwerp, went ashes on | chain and anchor, al out 2.00 to nor from off ded, eee Ak on Wedbeaday afternoon, and kot off this morn | nd having DPTUNG wlcob): bleep Helen: Baer, NYOrR fog nud wns towed to Hoe by eteaminy? Adhulles, Cpt Hon- | h— Arr Propeller [Pigcols, Aldrich, NYoR. BM rehre ys ay . ‘com 'o, Peiimore, Amelia, Griging, New r "The reece! eH MALT by Cop! Later, of he Marion, at tne * pigow Crogen, Bhgdes, do, is