The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, YPROPRIBTOR AND EDITOR. ‘BPFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS’ 8. cash in DdiE'y HERALD. > cent per cops. WI per annum. Bn tg oy Fy Spee Brat Brtein or 86 “any part} the Gonlinenty both VOLUNTARY CORRESPOND: containing import. easton ciched fron ang quntera Ae eaten ook ent paid for. ‘ze oon, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ARE sau inamaieal Smas aut Lecrers ane Pack. “so NOTICE walen of anonynous communications, We do P executed with neatness, cheapnon and des- PADVERTISEMENTS renewed every dey. Vebume XXT....... tase No. 18 AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW EVENENG. BROADWAY THEA’ Don” yas TRE, Broatway—Ses or Ice—Den’r MEBLO’S GARDEN, Brosdway—Gopesis—Tearsicnone Bao, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Eqursreiawsu—Moxs, anp Map. Bermie Vousu Van Fourest's Frouec. BURTON'S THEA’ Chambers _street— ‘wacuTex—Bonron’s New Youre Dimacrosy ron ‘WALLACE’S fBEATRE, Broadway—A —Pecs-non-tas—Joun Paar Onn Aahaaamad — Nacer- it ka v t URA KRENE’S VARIETIES, Broadway—Lovr Oise ‘WOOD'S MINSTREL’S. 444 Broadway—Erai ors Per- meamancrs—Masqunrave Bau. BUCKLEY'S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, Broad- ‘wag—Rrcno Minsremsy—Ricuins Il. a Wew Work, Sanany, Sanua:y 10, 2600. The News. ‘The steamship Atlantic, from Liverpool for this ‘port, had not made her appearance wher our paper ‘was put to press. In'the House of Representatives yesterday, Messrs, Richardson, Banks and Fuller stood up to the rack amd were put through an elaborate examination ‘touching their orthodoxy in regard tothe issues which @ivide parties. Their responses were quite satis. factory to their friends, but it will be difficult to @iscover {anything in them that was not well un derstood a month ago. After the discussion a ballot for Speaker was taken, and the House adjourned. The State Senate was not in session yesterday. ‘The Assembly, after considerable useless palaver, ook a vote for Speaker, parties standing as they were, and then adjourned till Monday. By the steamer Northern Light, which arrived Jast night from San Juan del Norte, we have the details of two weeks’ later news from California @regon and Washington Territories, the Sandwich Aslands and Nicaragua—a brief summary of which, weceived by telegraph from New Orleans, appeared ‘im the Heraup of yesterday morning. The North- ern Light brought nearly $700,000 in treasure on freight. The news from California is unimpor- tant. The intelligence of the most importance is that from Oregon and Washington. It will be seen by the accounts which we publish that in both Terri- tories some hard fighting with the Indians has taken place, accompanied with considerable loss of life. The details of the actions are painfully interesting, It will also be sex hat Gen. Wool is placed ina very unfortunate position, having no power to raise volunteer troops. Without doubt the necessary ‘authority will soon, if it has not already been sent out to the General to do so; and it is probable that ere this California has been called on to aid the suffering people of the Territories. Much more hard fighting was expected near Walla Walla. There is nothing particularly important from the Sandwich Aslands. The arrival of the frigate Potomac at San Juan had given mse to considerable speculation as to the designsof the United States government in that quarter. Throughout Nicaragua everything was quiet. There were reports that Ramon Rivas had organized a band for the purpose of attacking the Tiansit Company's steamer oa the lake and taking possession of it. Prompt measures had been taken to frustrate the scheme. To this circum- stance, perhaps, may be attributed the reports re- eently published of a revolt against the constituted authorities. The reported landing of Capt. Zermon and a party of filibusters at Cape San Lucas is corroborated. The list of the names of the hard shell delegates to the Cincinnati Convention which we published yesterday morning contained several inaccuracies, caused by the resignation of some of the gentlemen who were criginully appointed, and their places having been filled without extended public notice being given of the fact. We have, therefore, taken pains to procure a correct list, and present it below, that there may be nomisapprehension on the sib- ject, ard that our hard and soft friends may be post- ed when the question of the admission of one of the ether set comes up in the Convention: — SOPT SHELA HARD SHELLS. %, Appointed Jan 1, i856 at 1 Appointed Aug. H Seymour N Hill. Jr D Richmond R Kelly DISTRICT DELEGATES. WH Ludiow J Vanderbit = A Barret HF Jones 2-H Murphy G Taylor 5S E Johnston JB Butebins J ice ‘Thos G Tallmadge 3—J_W Bisckburn 8 Hasbrook Thomas Bowers GJiucker JY Savage Albert Smith 4-F J alien 1 Wheelan John Kelley 3M Marsh J Clates George H Purser SRW Alien ©M Smith 8H Feeks GP Aiden AS Levy Wilson Smail ©-WN Meinire 4 Mills Inaae V Fowler A Dugro ¥ Bouton John Cochrane 7- Ward 8 A Conover Wm D Kennedy PBSweeney & Radelitt Wm J Peck &-WaATornore 4 O'Toole DF Freeman DBTaylor Wf) Parsons J Copnor 9-6F Butlerworth J T Carpevier LB Shepard AP stephens JJ Smailey AB Crane W-8 Fowler E Carter + Holley ‘AC Niven RB D Childe DF Fowier M—WF Russell G_Verpianck T R Westhrook WE Leeie Yeomans DK Olney n-HS GP Pelton 3B Beekinan WH Wilson HA Collins 38—J Pierson BB Kirkiand DL se Si on al 2e—D Hamilton ‘a J oH hey J8 Nafew M—J W Thempeon G Young, Jr ° he a ine —W C Wateon D B MeNetl WH Payne PB Fiske 17-0 Grav N 8 Benton X Doda JC Spencer ¥8—T B Mitchell ‘Simon Snow 1 F Stanton joore © W Smith a-peen fk Z Bardi: er ’ NW BJ Stebbins ‘2-8 G Bathaway A Birdeall EB Smith Wm G Sands H P Gringie B PB Havens 8 A Kenyon D de Wolf Joseph Torrey SF Fairchid 3—L H Brown iar Wes: Dewitt C West Wm Cari Eravtus Hale Chas $anith M-SC Parker JJ Peck Dennis MeVarthy MD Burnett JAG Seth Hutchinson 25—C W Pomeroy Jon Me Kimore P Rose JP Bartlett Wm fi Cuyier Calvin Foster ‘TT WHowell GM Horton WC Drezer DJ Sunderiine Wm Clark © Senteil %—8 8 : Evans John J Tayior 3 A Vander! We Rhod 28—J A Vanderti es RR Erwin” James Falkner 29—N E Paive SP Jewett Dgmib JC Campbell Chamberlin Bem Glowack! J ASmith \, P Weatherby aA Wm Vandevoort H Goodrich © Touslev 22—W Will Israel T Hatch a JM = aT —B Walworth x Samuel S Jenks D Judd TJ Parker ‘Hirai Sackeu We publish elsewhere the puinful particulars of the loss of the pilot boat E. K. Collins and five of her crew, during the late storm. She was drives ashore at Fire land bar. Four of the crew froze to death, and the fifth was washed overboard and drowned. Among the lost was Robert R. Mitchell, pilot. This is the third pilot that has perished within a fortnight whie in the discharge of their arduous duties. We also give #9 account of the wreck of the schooner Pacific. Of the crew of this vesel, consisting of six persons, but one was saved. ‘There was a report current in the city yesterday that one of the Sound steamers had been seen on fire on Friday night, near Sands Point, L. i. One of our reporters yesterday visited New Rochelle, which is opposite Sands Point, and ascertained that the report was caused by the burning of a barn at the place first named. We publish to-day interesting letters from our Vnropean correspondents, dated at London, Paris, Cexos and Pisa, a caret) yr wf which id much information w » the stat Vienne will abt “EW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1856. of affhire—social, political Great Britain and on the contiment of Europe. The position of the minor German Pewers and the States of Italy with resped't to the great Tastern struggle, is also spoken of. From eur files we extract a re- port of a speech Sately delivered by Mr. Bright, M. P. for Manchester, Eng.,in which he alludes very forcibly to the inherent power of popular expansion, as developed in the government of the United States, whieh resides in republics, and governments founded in healthy revolutions, as contrasted with ‘fe crippling and benumbing influences of mo- marcltcal rule. An important article on the exten- sion of railways in Austria is also given, witha -eareful analysis of the strength of the army and navy of Sweden, which Power has lately joined the ‘Western allies,by a partial approval of their war icy. oon Polise Commissioners yesterday resumed ‘their investigation of the charges brought against ‘the Chief of Police. Several witnesses were exam- ined, but no evidence of material interest was elidit. ed. We give a full report elsewhere. We received yesterday the first weekly report of the new City Inspector, Mr. George W. Morton. From it we learn that the whole number of deaths in the city during the past week was 314, namely: 57 men, 57 women, 99 boys, and 101 girls—showing a de. crease of 43 on the mortality of the week previous. There were 7 deaths of apoplexy, 4 of bronchitis, 5 of congestion of the lungs, 34 of consumption, 11 of inflammation of the lungs, 5 of congestion of the brain, 12 of dropsy in the head, 7 of inflam- mation of the brain, 7 of inflammation of the bowels, 6 of typhus fever, 5 of puerperal fever, 14 of smallpox 34 of convulsions (infantile), 10 of croup, 7 of debility (infantile), 21 of scarlet fever, 10 of croup, 4 of hooping cough, and 16 of maras- mus (infantile) There were also 4 premature births, 23 cases of stillborn, and 11 deaths from vio- lent causes. The classification of diseases is as fol- lows:--Bones, joints, &c., 1; brain and nerves, 82; generative organs, 6; heart and blood vessels, 10; lungs, throat, &c., 77; skin, &c., and eruptive fe- vers, 27; stillborn and premature births, 27; sto mach, bowels, and other digestive organs, 48; un- certain seat and general fevers, 27; urinary ergans, 2; old age, 4; unknown, 2. The nativity table gives 217 natives of the United States, 54 ef Eng- land, 29 of Germany, and the balance of various Eu- repean countries. There was more activity in the cotton market yesterday, while prices were a shade easier, without change in prices. Flour opened slack, but grew firmer, and closed at 6} a 12c. per barrel higher tor common and medium grades. Wheat was quiet, the only sales being confined to Western red, at $1 90 for common, while good was reported sold at $1 95. Holders of prime shipping lots ef corn were firm, while transxctions were limited to small lots new yellow Southern at séc., and old Western mixed at 91a 93c., while for lots of prime, delivered, 94¢. was asked. Pork was higher, and sales of mess were made at $16 a $16 124. Sugar was without change in prices, and sales of hogsheads were quite limited. Freights were steady, with a fair amount of engage- ments, especially for English ports. The Speakership in Congress. The farce at Washington has been kept up long enough. More than a month has been spent in ballotings for Speaker, while the coun- try is kept waiting for needfal legislation. It is time this were brought to an end. It is well understood that the democrats de- sire the election of Banks, though they are un- willing to place on the record their own votes in his favor. They vote on, and on, standing firm for Richardson, in the hope that some- thing will turn up to elect Banks without their overt aid. The ground of their position is very plain. They say that the black republicans can command a rmall working majority for purposes of ordinary legislation, which they cannot; that though Banks should be elected, there will still remain a majority of national men in the House sufficient to check black re- publican measures; and finally, that of all the men who have been proposed, Mr. Banks is the one who, from temper and experi- ence, is the best fitted to discharge the duties of the Speakership. On these grounds they will not oppose his election further than by withholding their votes, and if Mr. Clingman proposes his plurality rule, they calculate in th2 end to vote for it. There can be uo question but this position aud these sentiments ace eminently disgrace- ful to the politicians who hold them, Either it will be an advantage to the country to elect Banks, and in that case the demecrats are traitors for opposing him, or it will be an injury, and they are traitors for conniving at his success. If the difference of opinion between the party of which Banks is the champion and the two national parties in the House, were of o slight and temporary character—if, for in stance, they were divided upon the question of the public lands, or the tariff, or the foreign poli- cy, or upon any other question which did not poesers a vital interest for the nation, and which time would be sure to settle satisfacto- rily to all—then the democrats might be sanc- tioned in yielding the point of the Speaker- thip for the sake of hastening the transaction of the public business. But, in the pre- sent instance, the gulf between Banks and his opponents is impassable, unbridgeable. There can be no compromise, no conciliation between them. He is the nominee of Seward, Weed, Garrison and Giddings, and his princi- ples must inevitably conduct to the dissolu- tion ot the Union. The question at stake is of all possible questions the most vital to the nation. Time cannot heal the breach; reflec- tion is not Jikely to bring the black republicans and nationals nearer together. They are, and so long as the black republicans exist must be, irreconciJeable antagonists, if the national men are true to their principles. No national man can consent to or connive at the election of Banks without betraying his country, his constituents and his honor. The treason appears still more odious when the position of the black republican party is carefully examined. Under the spur of the excitement produced by the passage of the Nebraska act--the Northern men hallooing for their life that they were being tram- pled upon, and the conservatives taking mat- ters coolly, and lying idle—the black republi- cans carricd nearly every Northern State. As soon as reflection came, their voters fell off by the thousand: last year—1655—they may be said not only to have lost all they gained by the Nebraska law, but to be even weaker than they were before. The recent democratic and national Know Nothing majorities are almost unexampled. It happened, however, that the present Congress was elected during the tem- porary ascendency of |)lack republican princi- ples, and before the reaction to common sense took p'ace. The ninety odd members therefore who stand in a phalanx round Banks, are not only at variance with all national and right-minded men, but with their own constituents, who have long ago repented of having clested } them. They are without princip] par- (iy, or fupporters, When they go home to and military—beth in| their friends, they will be repudiated and scouted; when their term is ont, they will be dropped and heard of no more. Their only prospect of doing any good for them- selves is to elect one of themselves Speaker, and take the chance of contingencies. Legis lation they cannot hope to effect. They would be powerless in the House as in the Senate. But they may, if the democrats play false to the country, foist Mr. Banks into the Speaker’s chair, and, on the strength of this unusual and anomalous promotion, strive with some fruit to regain what they have lost at home. At all events, they may make good terms for each other at Washington : and—for it must be remembered that the real leaders and over- seers of these olack republicansare a few New York editors—may help some befogged cotem- poraries of ours out of a bad scrape. Whatever excuse there might have been, therefore, for yielding the Speakership to a party large-enough to send a plurality of mem- bers to Congress, there can be none for giving way toa band of intriguing politicians who have po strength among the people to fall back upon, and who only got into the House by accident. Banks ought not to be elected, His triumph would, politically, be a crushing dis- grace to the country, and would, in fact, meet with no stronger reprobation from any quar- ter than from many of the very constituen- cies which the black republican members ot Congress now assume to represent. In the present condition of the country all mipor questions ought to be made to yield to the paramount necessity of guarding the Union against the assaults of Garrrison, Sew- ard and their followers. Let Banks obtain the Speakership, and who knows but life may be galvanized into the corpse of black republi- canism in many Northern States? Who can say how soon—with these Kansas squabbles to work upon—a new anti-slavery excitement might not be got up, to widen still farther the breach between the North and South? Whereas, let Congress elect a national man, and black republicanism is killed, dead as a stome. They tell us—these democrats and Know Nothings—that they cannot unite, can- not sacrifice their principles. It is high time these gentlemen should be told plainly that the country regards this as mere bosh and non- stnee. The people of the United States know of no differences of opinion between the democrats and Know Nothings for which they care a straw, or which can affect the destiny cf the nation one hair’s breadth. They do not believe that there would be the slightest difference between the legislation or policy of a Congress under demo cratic organization, and those of a Congress under Know Nothing organization. And they believe—we repeat, the substantial men of this country, watching the silly scenes that are going on at Washington, believe in their hearts and souls, that the only real ground of antagonism between de- mocrats and Know Nothings is the anxiety of each body to monopolize the public plun- der, Whether the democrats and Know No. things care to lie uuder this imputation we know not. There ought to be gentlemen and men of honor among them who will shrink from playing such a part, when they see their position in its true light. They have now done all that can be required of them by their constituents, all that an honest regard for party fidelity can exact. If they should agree now to choose some new man—whether a democrat or a Know Nothing, it matters not — and elect him on national principles, the act could not but be beneficial alike to themselves and the country, amd, among men or sense and proper feeling, could involve no mischief which at this time it is possible to foresce. Mr. Borrs at Home—Great Excirewest at RiciMonp.— Hon. John Minor Botts, (the ide: § tical gentleman who, once upon atime, slept under the seme blanket with Captain Joha Tyler), was lately nominated for the Presi- dency, by a local council of the American party, in the Broome County Triangle of this State. Having thus broken ground success- fuliy in the North, Mr. Botts, it appears, re- turned home to Richmond, Va., where, a few days ago, the combined city Know Nothing councils, it seems, in the proceedings of g joint meeting, astonished the natives. They fol- lowed the advice of Mr. Botts in abolishing the twelfth section of the American national plat- form, and they followed the example of the Broome County Triangle in nominating Mr. Botts for the succession. The Richmond Whig (twelfth section), in- stanter, declares war to the knife against the said combined councils, and against Mr. Botts. The Whig emphatically declares that these aforesaid city councils are but the “tails ot Botte”; that “they have thrown down the gauntlet,” and that “we (of the Whiz) take it up,” that “both personally and editoriall, J we are inthe ring till we crush them or they crush us.” Sebastopol, south side. But, again: Mr. Botts has written a long let- ter to the Richmond councils, similar to the one we published some time ago in answer to the Triangle nomination. The Whig says that “that letter is Bottish all over, from whereas to amen;” that “the Presidency of the United States is a horse of another colcr, which it has been predestined from all eternity that Botta shall never ride;” that “the Immortal ought to be ashamed to let himself be quizzed and imposed upon, whether by the Council of Forty or the Triangle Council of New York;” “that this last and most desperate attempt of Botts to get upon his legs again (here occurs a libellous imputation, which we omit] has only resulted in pinning him to the earth, there to groan, and curse, and gnash his teeth, till age and meditation have chastened and moderated his ambition, and made him, as we trust they will, a wiser and a better man.” Now all this mischief comes from the first move of the council of our Broome County Tri- angle. They had better reconsider their nomi. nation; for if the name of Mr. Botts thus stirs up an instantaneous American rebellion at his own home in Virginia, it can hardly be the thing for New York. Tue Littix Farce at Anpayy Contixven— They still continue, in imitation of the exam- ple at Washington, the little farce at Albany, upon the Speakership for the Assembly. The American par'y haye made several reasonable party propositions for an organization, in- cluding an equitable party division of the paltry offices or public plunder of the Assem- bly, and a motion fora plurality rule. The responsibility, then, for the further prolonga- tion of the farce must rest with the factious democracy and Sewardites of the body, who 1 nor tak crs to t will neither boy nor the Speak- tis Chalk, Lor walow Tue New Yorx Democnacy—Tas SorrT] TH B LATEST NEWS. Suet Stare Convention “Srrr Upon” py THE Hurps—The sdministration Van Buren Buffa- lo soft ehell democracy did everything in the way of repentance and humiliation that could be asked of them by the hards; but, instead of being received upom this surrender of their niggeriem, with open arms by the hards, they are “spit upon and execrated,” as the Seward party spat upon the Scott platform of 1852. Hear the little hard shell organ of this city:— ‘Tur Sorts ‘‘Fatixe Dirt”? ar SyRacuse.—The men who Tupport the repegade Van Buren for the Presidency, ant su e ‘an an to mfight on, fight ever? tor their platform, ‘no slave Terri.ories and no more slave States’’—these same trai- tors, with certain accessories after fact, have been in session for two days at Syracuse, trying to cover up all their past infidelities, and to swallow down all that they rejected a few years since. Ro it is the force of official patronage and Presidential recognition, that the same fellows who declared ‘‘the democratic party forever Cissolved,’? because they could not, under Polk, control all the federal appointmen:s in this State, are now solemnly resolving that ‘“‘they are the only democratic ty,’ because, uncer Pierce, they do control all the feceral appointments. Not satisfied with this, our implacable hard- hell mouthpiece goes on at this rate:— What o farce is this whole affair—what a miserable, disgusting, infamous and degrading. position do not these éirt eaters occupy! Men who stood up a few years ago. declaring before the world that bm had at last awan to the recognition of @ great principle— slave- ry Mt ban — the curse and bea hewn ae branded upon American people—t sane politieal mission was hereafter to labor that it be re- stricted, circumscribed and hemmed in—that to the end that ‘their unalterable hostisity to the extension of slave- ry into territory now free,” might be accomplished, tuey would never again support a slaveholder tor office—tha’ all polinical: unarvoes ‘were secondary and unfmportan’ com ‘this—that Cass, because he opposed ther proviso, was unworthy of their support—that Dickinson, who voted for fexas tion and for the comp eek aoe eee ae irae meas ou “carr rejected and ccontemned by the ‘‘free poe sy ‘of the ap eae hip eae mon Rating Dee al ces, an e em, C in the dust, recanting their professious, ackbewledgiog themselves'hypocrites and pretenders, ‘pleading resent conversion, and sickening all beholders with » newly as- sumed cant of nationality and patriotism. This reception of the overtures of capitula- tion by the poor softs, certainly gives but lit- tle promise of the brotherly reunion of the party in the Empire State. Perhaps it would be as well for the democracy, in making their estimates of the Presidential election, to leave out the State of New York altogether. As the case now stands, the sotts unquestionably have the inside track tor the Cincinnati convention; and the only decision now remaining with the hards is whether they will go in or stay out on the terms proposed. The full endorsement by the softs of the Congressional democratic Ne- braska resolution brings them into line. Now, what will the hards do? Weshouldn’t wonder were they to abandon their original Tammany brethren absolutely and forever. There is still, therefore, a chance for the American party, or for Seward; for the softs, single- handed, cannot carry the State against either the American or Seward ticket. See the results of our late election. Sri. AnotueR Lerrer rrom Mr. VaLK.— The American member of Congress, Mr. W. W. Valk, from the First district of New York State, has just come out with another strong letter in favor of the cause of the twelfth section men, against the abolition fusionisis. In the course of this magnificent letter, he says:— It is better that an humble individual should perish. if in the struggle he but arouses the people to a sopse of their danger. I would stand upon the wateu-tower o! liverty, and invoke the spirit of my country’s constitu- tion. ° Like Burke, I stand not to demonstrate poiats of law, bus to keep down agitation. Let the storm howl oo, let the battlements rock it they wi]; let faction toas and hurl her impotent arrows of detractton, und I witl scorn them all, for I bave nov taken my position without count- ing the cost ! If I desired to court momentary eievation or personal eclat, | night have cried the loudest among the wlevery agitators, and rcde high upon the whirlwina, ifIcould not direct the storm. But [ have chosen to meet the responsizilities incident to my position, and ia the faithful discharge o1 ny duty to seek the gratification 8 world cannet take away. That’s the talk, brother Valk. Hold fast. What does a man gain by riding “ high upon the whirlwind,” it be is ultimately thrown down and dashed to pieces? Better imitate the ancient philosopher who built his house upon a rock, so that when the winds howl and the floods descend the occupant will be neither blown nor washed away. Pass Mr. Valk. Parnrv Bur Graciovs—The salt tears shed by the Buffalo democracy at the Syracuse salt works, over the death and burial of the late glorious, magnanimous, and high-minded whig party. Anniversary of Franklin’s Birthday. ‘The 17th of this month will complete the one hundred and fittieth annivorsary of the birth of that extraordin- ry man who, from the obscure position of # printer's apprentice, raised himself to a world-wide celebrity, and left behind him an imperishable reputation. The confraternity ot printers, upon whom his celebri- ty reflects honor, as having originated in their ranks, have always regarded him as a sort of Messiah, and have |. invariably kept sacred the anniversary of the day which gave birth to this great man. From all yarts of the Union we are in the habit of receiving invitations and circulars like the following, which we select from a host of others, to mark the importance attached to this cole-\ bration, and at the same time to state the impossibility we aie uncer of complying with them FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDA’ [Medallion portraits of Guttenberg, Faust and Schef- fer, wih printing press, case of type, and form ready for cho press.] PRINTERS’ GRAND YRSTIVAI. Dear Sin—The printers of the city ot Manchester, N. H., propose holding a festival on the anniversary of the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, Jan. 17, 1856, on which occasion they would be happy to have you present. If that would not be convenient, please favor us with a let- ter or sentiment to be read on the occasion, and you will oblige yours, respectfully, W.NHARADON, Ls EVENS, | * A; BL Banetien, | Committee 4 } ol Oren | Arrangements. | ‘ ree of WN i York, Jan. 4, 1956, 1 pleasure of your compahy is respec fully sol atthe Titnters? thy in ald of the Printers’ F Library, to be given by the New York Typographical = ciety, at the New City Assembly Rooms, No. 416 Br: way, on Thursday ovening, Jarivary 17, 1856, being the 266th apniverrary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, the patriot, phil er and printer. M. B. WYNKOOP, 12 Ann at., JAMES NARINE, GEORGE PARSONS, At once a mechanic, philosopher, writer and statesman, Franklin seemed end»wed by God with all these varied facultio for the furpose of conizibuting to the founda- tion ef that great political work which {s destined to prove that republicanism is the only form of government compatible with individual freedom and happiness. Franklin was born on the 17th of January, 1705, and first 10re into notice about the year 1722, by writing brief essays on a variety of subjects in the New Fngland Conr- ant, From that period until his death, which took place on the 17th of April, 1790, notwithstanding the atien- tion which he devoted to science and politics, bis con- nection with the press, in one form or another, was nevor interrupted for any considerable period. } Invitation J Committee. ‘The Harlem and New York Steamboat Line. On Friday evening another meeting of the residents of Harlem was held, in relation to the projected steamboat line between this city and Mott Haven. Nearly three thousand dollars of the stock was taken, although no effort has yet been made to procure sub seripticns. ‘The meeting retolved that the s#tcckholdors should associate themselves under the general incorporation act of the State, and that the association should be known by the title of the ‘Harlem and Fast River steam Navigation Company.” A committee was appointed to draft articles of associa. tion, select and recommend a board of directors, fix upon the eapital stock of the company, and y sary certificate to be fled ax the law require some other business ner the meeitng » & vent re the neces Aiter the edontion « the wa nef thee sary to many wed te evn on) BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Interesting from W. ‘3 BE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE—THE COURT OF CLAIMS —GEN. HOUSTON. ‘Wasmnavon, Jan. 12, 1856, ‘The great Congressional race came off to-day. Four mage started. Richardson took the inside track and won the purse in two heats. Banks made good time on first heat, but took the studs on the second heat when passing the abolition of slavery in District of Columbia— the main point in the race—and was distanced. Fuller, being an untried nag, was only run as an experiment. He met the expectation of his friends. Pennington started Deautifully, but flew the track on the first heat and was withdrawn. The subsequent ballot, however, showed the ‘vote of the House to be unchanged. ‘The Court of Claims have taken possession of their new room in the north wing of the Capitol, by permission of the Secretary of War. Despatches received to-dey from General Houston, now in Cincinnati, state that he expects to be here on Mon- ay. pe CONFESSIONS OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE SPEAK- ERSHIP. ‘Wasuinaton, Jan 12, 1856. ‘The interrogations ef Messrs. Zollikoffer, Boyee, and Barksdale, threw the Houre into great confusion to-day. Richardson equivocated slightly. Fuller came square up to the national platform, frankly and unequivocally, and answered them categorically. National men congratu- lated him for his boldness. Banks answered them satis- factorily to his friends. The opposition commended him highly for his shrewdness and adroitness in meeting the questions. Mr. Clingman could not get the floor to move the plu- rality rule, On Monday it is believed it wilkearry. The nomination of Gov. Bigler to the United States Senate by the Legislative caucus of Pennsylvania has knocked Forney and the Kitchen Cabinet into a cocked hat, D. THIRTY-FOURTA CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. House of Representatives. Waskineton, Jan, 12, 1856. Mr. CAMPBELL, (black rep.) of Ohio, moved thav the resolution confining debate to ten minutes be suspended unul Wednesday, unless otherwise ordered. The reison for the motion, Mr. Campbell said, was that it would be imposeible for candidates for the Speakership to define their positions, in accordance with Mr. Zellikoffer’s reso- lution, witnin so short a time, He offesed for the use of candidates a scrap bock containing all the party plat- forms of ail the political parties of the country for the last twenty yeara, together with the ancient platform, of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and would also refer them to the Bible, had not that book been removed from the Congressional Library to make room for the works of Eugene Sue. (Laughter.) ‘A debate ensued, in which several members expressed opposition in turning the House into a debating society, and opening the boundless sen of cebate. Mr. Ricuarpgon, (dem.) of Ill., thought he could get through with his part of the pertormanee within the pre- scribed ten minutes. Mr. CAMPBELL consequently, avd at the request of Mr. Richardson, withdrew his motion to suspend. Mr. Humpurey Marsuaut, (K. N.) of Ky., suggested that the batches of interrogatories be filed—the candi- dates to reply in printed publications, at their conve- nience. (Laughter.) Mr. RicHaxDeoN replied to a series of written interroga- tories propounded by Mr. Zolikotler, commanding the marked attention of the menbers and a crowded gailery. He said that in voting for the Nebraska-Kansas_pill he intenced that the people of the Territories should decide the question of slavery for themeelves, and he was in fa- vor of acmitting them with or without slavery. He had raid that slavery would not go there, out never wi that as s reason why he voted for the bill. As to the constitutionality of the Wilmot proviso, he voted for the principle as appucable toour Mexican acquisivions in a spuit of compromise, but he thought it would be unjust w incorporate the proviso in a ‘Territorial bill. In his juégment, the constitution does not carry slavery into ‘Territories, ‘but provects both sections of the country e. Much squabbling ensued a8 to the order of proceedi It was finally decided that all the candidates snould awer br. Zo'likoffer’s queries before others were pro- bes called cut, and members drew up their im. Baxks, (black rep.) of Mass., said he did not feel that he was o.liged to answe estions. He had not solicited support. His frierds, as Orhello said of his wife, ‘had eyes, and chose me.”’ He distinctly remarked that he did not regard the Kansas bill as promotive of the for- mation of tree States. He believed in the constitution ality of the Wilmot proviro, and did not believe the con- stitution carries slavery into the Territories, He recog- nized the right to protect property North and South alike, but noi property in wan. He believed the c mati- tution to be an instrument of freedom, and that Con- gress was wrorg in repealing the Missouri compromiae. (Applause fiom the republicans. ) There were now cries for Mr. holler. Mr. Forrer, (K. N.) of Pa., rose and said that he was ready at any time to retire from He did not regard the Kansas bill as promotive of the formation of either free or slave States. He had ever advocated the constitutionality of the Wilmot proviso, Slavery exists independently of the constitution. Con- grese had no right to legislate slavery im or out of Terri- to It only bad the right to legislate so far as to pro- tect citizens in the enjoyment eir property. Mr. PENNINGTON, (black rep.) of N. J., was then loudly called tor. He said that he liad no idea that so obscure and uppremising a candidate a himself would be re- quned to cetine his position, He was outside of the triangle. (Laughter. ‘He most respectfully declined to make a reply, but would do so when the [louse seriously intended to use bis name in connecuon with the Speaker- ip. It was of po consequence what the individual opin‘ous of the presiding office impatient cifer from all q “Vote, vote,” Kc. Mr. Barxspark, (dem.) of Miss., aeked Mr. Banks—Are you now a member of the Know Nothing party? Are you in favor of the abolition of slavery in the District ot Co- lumbia’, Do you wish to premote the equality oi the white and black races by legislation’ Are you ia favor of the entire exciusion ot naturalized citizens and Catholics from officer You were in tavor of a modification of the tariff at the last session—are you so now! Mr. Kxnnirt, (K.N.) of Mo.—I should like to know whether eitherjot tbe candidates believes ina future state, and if sv, whetuer in a free or slave State. (Hxcessive laughter.) bir. Bankspat®, advancing towards Mr. Kennett excited- ly.—Do you intend to cast a retlection on me? I hurl it back with scorn and contempt. Deatening calla to order ensued upon this, and nearly all the members were upon their feet. A motion was made to adjourn,jbut it wa unsuccessful, Mr. Kenxevt.—No diffienlty in or out of the hall sball intimicate me. I ay to the House my suggestion was merely jocu'ar. ier Banksbarg —I treat it with scorn and contempt, sir. Order was restored, when Mr, [uca\npson replied nega- tively to Mr. Barksdale’s queries, with the exception of the last. Mr. Bayks, in auswering Mr. Barksdale’s interro a ries, preverred doing so in his own way, leaving gentl men to draw inferences. He was nominated by the demo- crats ani Americans, and by them elected. fe referred to the record last year ot his views on the tariff. He had adopted the maxim of Junius—~It is unfortunate for a man to spend any considerable portion oi his time in commenting om his own work."’ (Laughter.) As to the equality of e and black races ne believed, in the language of fe Leciaration of Independence, that all wen were created equal. He had adopted the idea thst the weaker rase will be absorbed in the stronger—that is universal law. Whether the white or black race weve the superior and would eventually absorb the other, he ‘Would not express an opinion, but preferred to wait for a more full developement of the races. (Laughter and cries jood.’?) As to the other questions propounded, they are subordina’ o that pronibiting slavery in Kansas, and ke would any man what le thought of this or that measure, but would unite with all to interdict #lavery in the Territories. Mr. FrrreR answered that he wae not in favor of re- storing the Missouri Compromise restriction; he way op- pored to the abolition of slavery im the District of Co- tumbia; did not believe in the equality of the black and white races; he thought, with Washington, that it is the best policy for the government to appoint native bora citizens to office in preference to those of foreign birth: to proxcribe no man for his Sem oy but to accord to ali the largest hberty of opinion, He did not desire to ex- elude foreigners coming hither, and would invite them to settle the public territory, aud build up for themselves bomer—but in all matters pertaining to legislation and administration, Americans should govern America, (Applonse from the Americans.) Ir, PiCHARDSON answered various questions propound- ed by Mr. Bingham, Fach party seemed to be eotirely sotiefied with the responses of its candidate, ax is shown by the following vote, which was taken immediately atter the explata- tions had been made:— ONE HONDRED AND FUTH KALLOR, 9 Mr. Richardson . Mr. Pennington . oe fenry Bennett and Porter, each 10, ets—" Call the roll,” Mr. Banks... Mr. Fuller; Messrs, Wiiliams, one, Necersary to a choice, 104. Adjourned. Nominailon of Gov. Bigler as United States Senator from Pennsylvania, Hannisnone, Jan, 12, 1856, The nomination of Gov. Bigler for United States Sena- tor from this State, ix generally considered here as a {ri- umph of Pierce over Buchanan. The friends of the latter were very much dissatisfied, The Death of n Prominent Citizen of Cleveland. Ctnvetann, Jan, 12, 1856, Otis A, Knight, one of our most prominent citizen ard the Weetern agent of the New York Central Mailroad Highly Interesting from the State Capitel. ATTEMPT OF THE SEWARDITES TO FUSE WITH THS SOFTS—NOT YET ACCOMPLISHED—A HARD SHELL. COUP D’ETAT TO PREVENT A UNION DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS—NO SPEAKER, NO PROSPECT, ETC. Aupany, Jan. 12, 1856. One-eighth of the hundred days for which the mem- bers of the Legislature oan draw pay for their services has already passed, and no presiding officer of the House, ‘The Clerk had scarcely called to order this morning, when Mr. Foot, the Seward leader, took the floor, hold- ing in his band a half dozen pieces of foolseap. He sub- mitted a resolution declaring that if mo Speaker shall be elected in the usual way before Tuesday morning, then the plurality rule should prevail. He recited a written speech, the burthen of which was that the late Soft Shel! State Convention had repudiated freedom, therefore ald the friends of freedom in the House should combine and elect a Speaker. He stated that bis resolution was adopted by all the republicans in caucus last night, and they were all prepared to vote now for the plurality rule, to take place on Tuesaday. J It was at once discovered by the hards] and Americans that this was a bait held out to the soft democrats, and that the Sewardites were ready to abandon their candi- date, Mr. Pendergrast, and unite with the softe in e'ect- ng Mr. Robinson. But few of the latter seemed to have teen entrusted with the secret. The Know Nothings wanted to adopt the plurality rule forthwith, and conse- quently voted against Mr. Foot’s proposition. The vote was taken, and showed the combined h of the Sewardites and softs to be 51, egainst 69 of the hards and Americans, with eight abeentees. Mr. Guest, K. N. New York, then a voting three times, an usual; and if no choice shail be effected, then upon the next trial the candidate receiving the highest number shall be ceclared elected. There were some three hours copsumed in spouting, when the sub- ject was pestponed until Monday. Only one vote waa taken, which resulted in the us Upon almost every other qu the Know Nothings vote toge’ alone. Three-fifths of the members desired to adjourn uati? Monday evening, ond a lerge number until Theeder morning, but a motion to adjourn without any specitie time was suddenly sprung. and a majority agreed to it, and instantly General Sherman, the ready Clerk, ad» journed the House until 11 o’clock Monday morning. During the early part of the day an opinion prevailed that the democratic members were about harms 3 forming an united phalanx for formidable action at next meeting of the House. Notices were posted up im the ante-roo: s by both chairmen of the cau- cusses, hard and soft, ofthe 31st December, for a meet- ing. It rons thus:— ‘The democratic pecones flee Assembly in favor of the e late © resolutions adopte the ‘congressional caucus of the democratic member aier the adjournmentortne Houce‘ioduy. ‘Sanuary 12, 1896, after the adjournment louse to-day. Janua . a Hi, Chairman, dc, OSEPH + PRAK! TLLIAM W. REEVE, Chairman, &c. For an hour before the adjournment Mr. Reeve was frequently honored with apparently affectionate visita trom John H. Anthon, Erastus W. Glover and other mem- bers. Small squads of democrats were holding confiden- tial cclloquies in various parts of the chamber. They were running to and fro, across, around, in and out of the House—movementy ominous ot discord. They absorb- ed the attention of a fully lobby, and every member stared inquiringly into the cause. It was suspected, from the movements of arms and the contortions of coun: tenances, that the lion and the lamb were not dozing to- gether. ‘As soon as the House adjourned Mr. Sherman, the obligipg Clerk, announced that he was requested to read a ‘motion which he held in his hand. “He read UA A meeting of the democratic members of this House in favor of the principles of the resolutions lately adopted by the demo- cratic members of Congress, having been summoned by a cul? signed by me in connection with Mr Speaker, tt 1s my wish to state that my signature was attached to the call under an entire misunderstanding of the wishes of the national democracy in this House, and in cousequence of representations that they favored the measure. This misunderstanding having been corrected, and to avoid the imprension that the national {demo- cracy aré conserned in the cali for tbe meeting, it is my desire to withdraw from it my name and approval se Chairman of democratic caucus of the Slet ult. WM. W. REEVE. ‘This movement took the ‘Union’? democrata by sur- prise. They had anticipated no such kind of backing out by one of the chairmen. A consultation was held, and 1¢ was finally agreed to hold the caucus nevertheless, which was attended by about one half the democratic membere. This places Mr. Bailey in an unfortunate p>- sition, as the full caucus would have unanimously en- to say, that the individuals, both in the lobby, who induced the above have heretofore professed to be the cf Mr Bailey. chances of Mr. Odell’s suecegs, which was undoubtedly the object of the “sfttle jokers under the thimble.’” No Speaker for another week at least. NEW YORE LEGISLATURE. Assembly. ALnayyY, Jan. 12, 1856. THE SPPAKERSHIP—INTERESTING DEBATE ON THE OPINION OF THE CANDIDATES, Mr. Foor offered a resolution that if no Speaker be elected before Monday’s adjournment, the House will on Tuesday proceed to ballot in the usual way for Speaker, and after the third ballot, the person receiving the largest number of votes be elected. Mr. Foot made some re- marks urging the adoption of the resolution. Me (Foot) stated that the republicans were now in javor of the plu- rality rule, because thoy belicved the House was in a condition to yote understandingly upon it. The Syracuse resolutions had, he thought, so disgusted the democrats in the House as to induce them to vote on Tuesday with the republicans. At the conclusion of this speech ke moved the previous qnestion. Mr. Ducanye moved a call of the House. Lost. Mr. Dawson raised 4 point of order—that the motioa for the previous question could not be made betore the member speaking sat down, ‘Ihe point of order was overruled by the Clerk. ‘The House refused to orcer the previous (juestion, Ayes 48, nays 11. Mr. Denniston raised a point ot order—that the refusal to order the previous question is equivalent to laying the resolution ov the table. ‘The Cuxrk—That is the rule of Congress, but it is not obrerved here. Mr. Gunst moved to amend Mr. Foot’s motion, by pro- viding that after three baltots to day, to elect by placalty. Afier a heated cebate the resolution was postponed uu- til Mondsy, by 65 to 54. Mr. DvGaNNE moved to proceed to vote on the plurality rule. Lost, by 70%0 51. Mr. Hotes introduced a resolution adjourning the Houee unti' Moncay evening, out of respect to the politi- cal party recently deceased at Syracuse, After several attempts to adjourn, the House took a ballot for Speaker, as follows :— tebe 495 Prendergast, 24; Bailey, 27, ering. Adjouredé to Monday, Jan. 11. Balance scat- Immediately upon the annonncement of the vote for adjournment, and befoce members left their seats, the clerk read a notice from Mr. William W. Reeve, chairman of the bard caucus of the 3lst ult., stating that the notice which was posted on the door of the Assembly ebamber, calling « meeting of all the democratic members who approved ef the Nebrarka resolution adopted by the democratic caucus of the House of tatives, to be held in the cloak-room immediately on the adjourn- ment, bad been rigned by him under a misapprehension, nor in- end he now found that the hards did not tend to attend such meeting. Considerable excitement ensued—the hards endorsing the conduct of Mr. Bailey,— it being rumored that he intrigued to obtain the = ture ot Mr. Reeves. The same notice was also signed by Mr. Spraker, chairman of the soft or union caucus. Message of the Governor of Wisconsin. Mapison, Wis., Jan. 12, 1856. Governor Barstow’s measage was delivered to the Legis Jature this afternoon. Heopposes the Prohibitory Liquor Jaw, and asks for an investigation into the conduct of the various State officers. In the Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Mills enid that he should not recognise Mr. Barstow as Governor. Mr. Bashford commences proceedings to-morrow, in the Supreme Court, to comest the election. ——_—_—_—_______. New York State ‘Temperance Society. Auwayy, Jan. 12, 1856, The annual meeting of the New York btateTemperance- Society will be hela in the Assembly chamber of the Capitol, on Wednesday, the 16th inst. The venerable Dr. Nott will be one of the speakers on the occasion. Explosion of Gas. Prrsner, Pa., Jan. 12, 1856, A colored man, named Brown, was severely injured this mornipg, by an explosion of gas in the cellar of the house corner of Third and Grand street. The gas had escaped from the meter, and took fire from a match ignited by the colored man. The lewer portion of the house was considerably camaged, —eeneereages Two Men Drowned, Burvato, Jen. 12, 1856. ‘Two men, attempting to cross the ice in the river at . Ogdensburg, last evening, ina sleigh, lost the track, and were drowned. The driver of the sleigh was named McCarty, and belonged to Ogdensburg. The name of the other ix unknown Mr. Macdonald, the Actor. Bostoy, Jan. 12, 1856, Mr. Macdonald, the actor, whose death ia mentioned’ in the New York Flenaro of this morni of this ning, was alive to- Gay at noon, and there are hopes of his ultimate recone. ry. He is in Worcester, —_ ‘Ihe Southern Mail Hi Mrocshave 1 BAUtionn, Jan. 12, 1866, ough Southern Th from Philadelphi: arrived here in time this moe oy a : PHULADELPINA, Stocks are heavy. We quote Pennaylva Reading Railroad, 457%; Lomy Teland, 1224" Merri 1s; Penney 3