The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1856, Page 2

“~~ fans. Te of the United States— Canada, dic., de. Address to the People Great Meeting in ‘THE AMERICAN-IRISH EMIGRANT AID SOCIETY— MANIFESTO OF THE SUPKEME DIRECTORY. ‘TO THB FRUBNDS OF IBBLAND IN AMERICA, It is not only possible, but even highly probable, that ‘at no distant on oppeutunity will present itself, when in strict conforaai:y the polley and princip'es con- atituting the basis of action of the American Irish Emi. ant Aid Association, all those citizens of this country wing the cause 0! the independence of Ireland at heart, way rationally coutribute their best efforts towards that object. and perbsps as-ist in a very material way to ac- eomplish it. 1t csnnot be denied, much a# sach a condt- tion of things may be deplored, that existing tacts known to all indicate the strong probability of an interruption to the friend!y intercourse *u dsisung between this nation and the government of Great Britain in reference to sub- 18 that concern in the most vital manner the and integpsts of this country, both at ome and sbroad; andit is by no means unlikely that ae- ‘tua! hostilities may eventuate, arising ows of comp! at once so grave and difficult. Now, we hardly ob- serve that the American Irish Emigrant A®®Association was expecially organized to meet in time and be prepared for sush a ccntivgency. This is made per’ectly clear by zeference to the pi of the Nationa! Con- vention of this wide spread association, recently held at the Astor House, in the city of New York. is i» true that the character of the association, its plan, perro oe oe been grosaly misre- present large jon press, which, without sufficient inquiry, has thought proper to impute to ic imtentions altogether wutagonistic to its honest and avowed disposition. It is true that the Attorney General ot the United States seems to have considered it his offi- cial guty te issue a letver of instructions to bis subor- dinates in different quarters of the Union, contempla ‘ing ® possible case when it might be necessary ia nis opiaion ‘to restrain the o: tion in some act supposed to be violatory ot the laws. And itis also true that certain ‘well known citizens, presumed to be members of the association, have been arrested—absurdly eaough—at Cin einnati, and dragged before the United States Court sitti at that place, with the permission of the anthorities the government. at the instance and prosuremeat of the Biitish Consul there. But notwithstandiog all this, it is Bow well understood that the society, as represented in ‘the convention in New York, was composed, without ex. ion, of respectable Ametiean citizens—native born o: naturalized; and that while every member present con- ourred in the opinion that it was the solemn caty of our goverpment to avert, if within its power, eo tercible calamity asa stete of war between Grea: Britain aad this country, they uvanimously adopted a series of re- solutions, citicia'ty published at the time and presented es the patform of the movement, and to which we again take leave to invite your most deliberate attention, Tae following are the resolutions to which we refer: — Resolved, That the first duty of all American citizens, whe- Mer vative born or naturalized, of whatever political opinions, or of whatever nationalities, is to faithfully respect ail thew o>- fons of citizenship arising under the laws and eoneutution ‘our ceuniry. Reso'ved, That neither the laws of nations nor the laws of the United States prevent any portion of the American people from meeting and combining to give weight to thelr opinions re garding the acts of a tyraat—to express their sympathy tor the oppressed, whether sn individual or a people— o encourage the dowa trodden, by # word of good cheer, agaia to struggle for rights of which they maay have been temporarily depriv by brute force, or 1 endeavor by combination, by facts, by gument, end bs 10 Phape the conduct of vations @ertain contingencies, a# to induce th'sor any other, when a Jawful opportuaity presents weit, 1o do some great act ot mo- rai and historical justice Resolved, That the restoration to Ireland of that sovereignty whieh she bas never willingly conceded, but against the dese- eration cf which she has from time to time so constantly pro- tes'ed, and her eonsequent relief from the worst govecomant 0 the part of her vampire oppressor that the wor dever saw, ‘would be an act worthy of the noble character of American freedom, and under certain circumstances, might be justified 5 weil by the soundest national po sey, as by the holiest seat ‘ments of humanity. You will perceive that these sesolutions in the first P'see, expressly repel the idea ofa combination by the members of the American-Irish Emigration Aid Associa- tion for any illegal purpose whatever, Ia the second piace, they repudiate in unmistakable language the up- wful and irrational scueme of w filibustering invasioa of Ireland. And in the third place, they reduce the waole movement distinc Jy within the laws and the polisy of the Union, and rest our hopes of successtally aiding at some future perioa the consummation of Irish nationality wpon our efforts to appeal to the sympathies aad inte- zeste of this country 0 4s to induce ft, in the event of an Englich war, to regard the restored indepeodence of Ire- | and rot only as au object cmsecrated equally by the best wishes of republicsnism and of universal philan- Mhropy, but as an adsolite material guarantee for our | peace and travquillity, foreign and domestic, ro fer as ‘the machinations cf the British government, of which we have had such good reason to complaio, may be there- walieg concerned, Jt must be adwiited that our American people have ‘every reaon to look upon the government of Great Bri- tain with other feelings than those of friendly ¢ msvlera- tion. We should have been justified by tue fects, had we lost our patience long ago, on account of wrongs and injunes to which we bave been subjected. Ever since the treaty of peace, in 1:83, reenguisivg our rational ia- | @ependence. the British government, no ma'ter What par- | 4y for the time conducted the administration, has > hesitated to pursue the progress of this Union with an | opporition embittered by rapcorous memories, aad pened by an unrelentiog ha red. It is known to mankind that while we remained physically weak it bul- Med us at every turn ina spirit of malicious insult. As ‘we have grown strorger in population and in other re- eourres of poysioal power and self defence, while pr2- essing to desire an interchange of friendly offices and courtesy, it has resorted to the meanest tri:ks of a eovert eemity. ‘Although constantly vauating its supsrior social apd political ¢! and conduct, i: bas refused to join the wsues ofa fair argument respecting the compars- ‘fave treubles or advantages of our respective principles of overnment or systems of society, or to meet us on a fair id of business competition, but, on the contrary. his preferred stooping to dipiomatic eontrivances and insiau- tions, and all the worst acts of what may be te-med na- tional Cemagogueism, in villifring the natare of our go- vernment, in misrepresenti: g the effects of our inatitu- ‘tions, and in sree at the mangers ani habits of oar ple, while constantly attempting to prejudice us in Bvestimation ot all civilised wations by “wprseenting us everywhere as but little better than a community of ruf- clauses in England are now, as ther Sav> ever been, hosiie ty usin feeling and policy. Aa ‘effete and profiigate aristocracy bave ever dreaded the resetive influence of our healthy republican system in the graduai propagation of a free spirit ot inquiry among the British masses, caleulated in the ead to subvert, as they hate feared, ther corrupt castes and oppressive privileges. The trading classes have from the first re- ed us with great suspicion and distike, and of late ine witnessed with manifest jealousy and distrust, and ‘wich an ill-concealed trepication, the extraordinary de- velopements that at‘ended our vast oommercial and ter- ritorial progress. In this country they behold a rival whose healthy {a- telligence, indomitable industry and supe-tor skill und enterprise are destined, unless some eflicient check be epeedily ai mad wrest from their grasp thst golden meeptre with wh they have so long raled the commerce pt the seas. No one, not an idiot, who poruses the c-l- wmns of almost any British newspaper, o: almost any of any book or pamphlet, embraced in the gensra! tion of British periodical literature, publisned ¢»- ring the last half century, can be blind to the erect efforts that these predominant classes in Eugland have made to degrade ua, if possible, in the public opiaion of | ‘the world—especially in regard to that institution of in- | voluntary servitude existing amongst us, and whose be- mofits or disadvantages, as the case may be, their selfish- neas and avarice imposed upon the country, against the wishes of its then inhabitants. At this very m ment we NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1856. come into pe ertaerd and with this intent to get into imme. unication with some State Directory, or with ‘of the Supreme Directory. Let all redect & grievous fault should the expected op. portunity occur, and those who ought to be ready re- We sitll make no (svored ar at this few m0 ergument or appeal at time in vindication of the justice of this cause. 1 suffices ‘us to }now that it is maintaised by the best and wisest men in England, that for the English people themselves the British government is a vile one. If this be so, whit must ft be for Ireland? Let the millions who have beeo driven by their necessities from the homes of their birth and youth jor ever, and from the fair land God and na- ture gave them, answer. Let the fevered restlessness of &® paturatly loyal race, literally over and over in by social penury and political oppression, iato abor- fre rebellion—abortive, too, not for want of spirit, but of adequate means—answer. Let the millions who, within » few years past, have died of starvation in the midst ot a fer. tile soil and apparent plenty, answer. Yes, let the living answer with a loud voice of accusation and complaint, ia tones quivering with the anquish of insapportable pain; ‘and let the awful shadow of death emerge from the s'leace of the charnel, and be in itself an aoswer prophetic of doom and retribution to the tyrant. Each day and hour, ‘or centuries, Ireland has been made to groan with tor: ture. Thehearts and minds of ber people have been scorched by the fires of persecution that have burned day and night unceasingly, and still eontiaue to burn, with- out apparently a chance of extingushment, among her mountains and valleys, that bloom outwardly to tha children of Frin like tae apples of the Dead Sea, but con: taining, like them. mothing but ashes ana dust within | It is said Ireland is tore quiet now chan formerly. Is it atail surprising that starvation, emigration, unsaccess- ful rebellion, the death or exile of her chosen dv‘enders. and the destruction of her press, should now fiad her with diminished phyrical streng’h to repress her wrongs or to vindicate her rights’ Bat are her former wrongs regressed? Is her cause less just? Have her [svtony afforced any active proofs of submission’ What indeed has England doce, what can England do for Irelan i? You might as weil ask the flawk to shelter, for the sake of really protecting and comforting it, a’ dove beaeath bis fron wings. Even the simple cost wouls be to» dear to England to do justice to a country she has been so long in the babit‘of pillaging ia the game of law, and whose revenues are positive y required ia the imperial exchequer. No, as an opium eater craves his terrible stimulant, so the organism of Bri ish power now craves the daily plunder and tears of Ireiand. That the Celt cominant in numbers and active in his intelligence and feelirg, still survives in the land of his fathers, is the miracle of the nineteenth century. It apgsars that peither time that imperceptibly softens the fvun’atisms of the wo: ld, nor events that bave threatenad them with anribilation, have cestroyed this extraordinary race or quenched its patnotic arior. Who then can blame ths wan in whose veins courses the blood he has fiuheri‘ed fiom sneb a birthplace and suchan ancestry, either for cherishing the vengearce that would strike their oppres- sor to the heart, or the love that would leap ut the icast glimpse of fortune, to restore the ancient peace ana re- nown cf down-trodden lreland? But let this bs Before concluding this address we desire to express the indigna‘ion with which we have seen the prosecution of those citizens of the State of Ohio, arrested at the ia- stance of a British functionary, who has himself been just convisted of a cowardly’ attempt to outrage our } ws, in the notorious enlistment scheme. It is sought to holé these gentlemen to bail for indictment and trial, | on the inconsistent testimony of Rowecroft’s paid spies and liars; and they have been thus <xposed to great an- | noyance and no little expense, They deserve, therefore, our tympathy and support, as fcom their well establish: ed réspestabiity good behavior they enjoy the esteem of every friera ot Ireland and every member of the association. We bid them to be of god cheer, | giving ss+urances of our resolution to extend to them in | good time. and ip a proper manuer, ihe aid and protes- tion of the body we have the honor to represent. R. TYLER, Presicent Sap:eme Directory. J. J. McGowan, M. D., Secretary. The American-Irish Emigrant Ald Society. PRovience, Jan. 31, 1856. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CITIZEN. Drak Sit—~A ‘ull and enthasiastic meeting of the friends of Ireland in Providence, took place last evemiag in Brown Hall, under the auspices of the Americin-friih Emigrant Aid Society. Tne hall was crowded to its u:- most capacity, At eight o'clock the chair was taken by Thomas Lanegan, Esq., President of the society, whea Dr, MeGowan, of this cityy proceeded to give & piaia matter of fact statement of the circumstances which at the present time constitute “England’s difficulty,” as a natural consequence “Ireland’s opportunity; alludiog to the blanders and immezse iosses in the Crimea, the fal] of Kars and Herat, as threateniog her Indian posses- sions, *lreacy the seat of revolt; the threatening ascec: Of affuirs with tbig country, and the rebellion whic geems smouldering in the heart of England itself. The probabJdity ot an aldance with Russia, on the part of Austria and Prussia, as well as of Persia, Den- mark, Georgia and Greece, was hinted at; and, at the same time, the present unnatural alliance between England and France, was depicted es rope ot sand, des.itute of any cohesive property, and only tormed by the wily Em- peror, to lead his aucient enemy mto 4 trap, where Wa- terloo and St. Helena mignt be revenged, then to be dis- ruptured, to jet tue lion full to the ground, weak and ex- hausted from loss of blood. Mr. McGuire, of Providenos, followed, and made the speech of the evening. It was a maicen effort, but exhibiting none of the usual weakness of such displays. Iaspired by the nature ‘ject, he made a spirited and impresuve appeal, which was, #4 it well deserved to be, received with the warmest tokens of approbation. At the close, a large number yoned the society, to aid in the struggle for Irish inde penaence, LULAN, Great Irish Meeting. FREEDOM OF SPEECH VINDICATED—ALMOST A ROW —THE POLICE CALLED IN. {From the Toronto (Canada) Globe, Fed. 2.) During. the week our atreets have been te cae with large posters, calling a public meeting cf Irishmen, for last evening, in the Temperance Hall, for the purpose of nominating delegates to represent the Irish citizens of Toronto, at the proposed convention, to be held in the elty of Buffalo on the 12th of February. The hall was well filled, and towards eight o'clock the meeting was organized by Dr. Cotter moving that Terence J. O'Neill, Esq., should take the chair, which passed without opposition, Mr, W. A. Lee then moved that Dr. Cotter be requested ‘to act as secretary. Dr. Cotter d to be excused, and moved that Mr. Mulvey be appointed secretary, which was agreed to. On the plaform, besioes the Chairman and Secretary, were two priests— Rev. Messrs. Wacdy aud McNulty—Mr. M. P. Hayes, Mr. John O'Donohue, Mr. W. A. Lee and Dr, Cotter i Mr, T. J. O'Neill addressed the meeting from the chair. Its object, he said, was to further a m»vement set on foot by some men of humane feeling, who desired te extend the denefits of colonization to a elas: of people whom ex- perience pointed out as standing most in need of the phi- lanthropic aid and sasistance of their fellow-coantrymen. The aim of the movement was to ald and encourage the poorer c’asses of the Irish people at home, who might be hard y cast our eyes upon any part of the earth, without having our natural indignation excited, by re- marking the most convincing manifer’ations 1 » reso- Jute and bitter hostid'y towards this Union. Tae French and English alliance was scarcely consolidated be‘ore ‘an incautious British Mixister ipsalted us with aa open menace of castigation, and this, because we insisted merely that England should respect the plain p-ovisions of her ireaties with us. Even as we now write there are war fleets lying off c@r coasts, whore Ioated cannon are intended to convey a threat. At Hong Kong, at Antizua, at San Domingo, at the Sandwich Islunds, as a party to fhe slieged tripartite treaty with Fraace and Spiia gusrantecing a certain Kuropean disposition of the island ‘of Cuba—in the matter of the recent violation or a tempted evasion of our neutrality laws, ‘thus coolly seek ing to place us on the same moral and intelles ‘nal foot- ing with those petty European S'ates which hive beea fm the habit of eking out their revenues by farnishing mercenary troops to their more powerful neighbors— and particularly in reference to the imporiant affairs of Central America, 80 profoundly affecting our commercial Ante: ests as wel) as our honor and dignity, in which an au- @acious effort is made to sustain the most andlushiog wsurpations, and at the same time to «tultify thisnation —thesame general temper of bitver hatred to everythiag eonnected with the United States, indicates its maligaant Terence. For nearly forty years we have patieatly suffered innu- merable offences, and bave peacefully sought to remove many an impediment placed asa stumbliog block in our pathway. We believe that the people of this county do not now seek or desire war. The American-Irish Eni- grant Aid Society cannot possibly exercise the leas: in- fluence over the result, but it is our conviction that our fellow citizens throvghou: 1 Joion are of one mind aod in requiring, first, a proper atonement for the violation of our sovereignty; an¢, op in insist that the British goveroment alall u! or retire, an’ tbat promptly, from the Bay of Inlauds and the Mosquito 10. ‘We have already fought two long and oostly wara with Engiand—the one for our fcedom, the other in vindi>a- tion of great principles involving our national dignity snd w . if we are for into a third coaflict, Largely destructive of fe and property as iv must prove, may we not reno agen fi hope anit 4rust that the end of the war will so nave al. ered tae political map of Europe as to render a oorth appeal to arms betweea the samo parties, for ‘sll time to come improbable,’ not impossible? And in this view of the case, does not ® restoration of the old Celtic nationality rise in importance beyond @ more Irish ‘qnestion in Ireland, and become an Amerioan question ia America? There cannot be a proposition of deeper interest to the United States than Teekoee American or Beideh powor shall maintain suprema:y in the Gulf of Mexico, tne Carribbean Sea, and over that Jvihnus portion of the North American continent through which must one day the great world road of travel and commerce be. Europe and Africa on the one side, and Avia on the other, No int: Iligent man can suppose for an instant that Engiand does not perosive the vast siake to be play 6 for, and to be soon won by her or lost forever, or can conceive that she will abandon her unfounded pretea- gions without « desperate sirngyle. It is notorious is been for years past, and is now, Ny Pogg Mtsoolution of the American Union, Why should wo, if the emergency suggest {t, not emplo: counter cheek to Britivh aggression aud {a olen sting the Irish Celt to recover Dis ancient heritage of independence, of which he has een most shametully defranded, never having willing! @x legally released it, teach England to comprenend pou ‘the feasibility ano just policy of a disintegration or diaso- tion of her own empire’ Such an act offers » tingular ‘emplation, because it would enable us with one stroke of 80 disposed, to emigrate to Cavada, as a country likely to furnion them Loma desirable and heppy ( Hemmg also to invite to Canada those who, in the United States, from untoward clreumstances arising from injudisious political aesociations, might be dissatistied with their situation in the United States. The movement farther had in view to enable those of the Irish people in this rovince who bad congregated In the cities, occupying no Bigher position than that of hewers of wood and drawars of water, and having no higher aim than to exist from week to week in good times, and to be thrown over on the mercy and charity of their eHow men in bad timas— te lerd such to settle on lands where they could earn a competent maintenans. The idea had long been thought of by many men of generous minds, but no practical at- tempt to carry it out had been made till recently. Pro- minent among those who deserved creait for carrying it forward was a clergyman, for some time connected wish the city of Toronto, now the Cathoic Dean of London— the Rey. Mr. Kirwan. So far back as seven or eight years ago, the scheme cecupled the Rev. Mr. Kirwan’s attention, and he had now the gratification of being joined in it by many publle men in the United Staves, as well as in Canada. Dr. Cover next addressed the mesting. He said the end contemplated was for the benedt of tue Iriah people generally without distinction of class or creed. If iv were otherwise, if it were sectarian movement, con- nected only with the religion he himsel’ professed, he would not stand there to advocate it. For he liked to «ee his Protestant fellow countrymen, whethe: Presbyterians or Methodists, or whatever other religion they might have been brought up in, he liked to see%hem just as prowperous as be waa bimecif, It was too true a fact that religious spimosity had separated the Irish people for years, but he trusted in God he woald live to vee the dsy when that should beat anend. He, for one, and he bo- lieved be wae joined in that sentiment by his fellow Ca- tholiot, was ‘unwilling that they should be the first to throw the brand of dise»rd among their people. The whole object they had in view in this movement, was, in one word, the colonization of Irishmen, to unite them in the bonds of brotherly love and affection; and to elevate them to ® position they had never occapied bef ire, He was glad to ses that recently im this ality there had been a very good and kindy feeling arising between the two grand denominations of Irish meno in this city, and he trusted this mestiag would part wich the same harmony with which thay haa reoeived his remarks. Whatever might be a man’s creed and religion, charity was the beginniag, oharity was the midele, and charity was theend. And whoever might be the deiegates sent from Toronto, he hoped it would not bem one-sided business, but that there would be auc) & union of sentiment as would shew to the world that it was not because one was a Catholic and snothar a Pro- testant that they were going to hate each other, and do all they could to injure each other, but that they desi-ed their children to grow up infriendship and harmony, and to abuse no man for his religion. Le: each man fallow out strictly the religion he waa brought up tn, and if he did that he did a great deal—nbove al), let the graad prin- ciple of charity never be forgotten. (Cheers). Mr. Jonx O'Doxcntve, alter « few remarks, in the course of which he said that if anything could sagisty them that the movement was a right one, it was the fact that their proceedings to-night were sanctioned by the prevoace of clergymen, moved the first resolution :— ‘That thie meeting fully approves of tha proposed Immicrant Convention to be held in the city of Buifalo on the 12 \asiwat Mr. McNamara seconded the resolation. ‘A DISSRNTIENT, ‘The Cnamwax having asked the meeting whether the resolation should pass, Mr. W. Dinwoopik rose and said he wished to make w few remarks on it, He for one, could not exnsur tn that | resolution, and he would give the reasons #h Init al | very well, continued Mr, D., to toll as that we sho ald ia. ‘vite here a certain number of Irishmem who are hunted im the United States. But why did they fly to the United States? On account of the ty: of Great Britain, it is said, (Cheers.) If that was the cause, why bring tiem here? I will teil you whet shouid be done with them. Edueate them—that is the right thing to do. Cheers.) But why feteh them over into Can: # The scenes emscted at Montresl in the varzi riots would be enacted ugsin. (Cheers ani hisses.) They have sold themselves to @ republic; Jet them stay where they se (Lond cheers and eng I you, Mr. Rhat three or four years ago you would mot have stood thee and spoken as yon pave dove ft aight. Taoen you would have said that the Uni'ed States was the graad howe of the Irishman fiyirg from the tyranny of Great Britain, but pow that is aliehenged The United States are seeing a little into the tricks of Rome—(Cheers aud histes)—and they are trying to bailie them too. (Cneers.) So they must now be brought to Canada. And why do you them? Because you have a government, you think will do what your church wants. (| rs and cries of “Put him out.””) You have a government that will let Protestants be murdered without redress. Yells and uproar, which for a time made Mr. Din- woodie’s voice? inaudible. ) FREEDOM OF SPEECH CLAIMED. A person, whose name we were informed was Stewart, rove acd @ppeaied to the Chairman to protect Mr. Din: wood: raid that he had as muoh a right to speak as any one else who had addreszed the meeting. ¢ yelling continued, and there seeme'l to be a dispo- sition to expel Mr. Dinwoodie dy force, if he evuid not be browbeaten into silence, when forty or fifty individusls sprung to their feet, and indicated plainly that fores would be met by force. The Cnarkuay then asked Mr. Din woodie tofoome forward to the platf-rm, and promised to protect him so jong a+ he (Mr. O'Neil) oecupied the chair. The invitatation to the meeting had been issued to I: ish citizens in the broad- est sense, and it must be leftto the good sense of each speaker how far he was to go. He hoped the meeting woula see the necessity of permitting the gentlemaa 1) ro op, 60 leng as he spoke io that language whicn one decent and respectable man would use to another. Mr. Srewakt sgain rore. and asked, if such were the Cheirman’s sentiments, why he had allowed his frisnd to be interrupted by people rising to ca!l order, and others making wn uproar. The Cuaikmay—I do not know if I am right in allo ving any one to speik. unless he és ah amendwent. However, at a broad meetivg of this sort, it is not worth splitting straws about trifles. Every one has a right to move an amendment. AN AMENDMENT If MOVED. Mr. Dinwoonre then moved in amendment, ‘That this meeting does rot approve of the o»jects of the Baf- fulo Conventton. (Hisses, Mr. Stewart cailed the chaliman’s attention to thy ropriety of enforcing order, and allowing all parties a fair hearing. Mr. W. A. Lee mcved that the arendment be not re- Ce unless submitted in the form of a writtea reso. jution. THE CHAIRMAN REFUSES TO PUT THE AMEODMENT. ‘The Cuamwan said that, so long as be oovupied that chair, he would endeavor to see the busivess carried on io the form tbat he knew had long ovtaiced im the bes: society at public meetings. If an aeadment was pro- posed, it must be done at the proper time, and certainly co amendment could be put toa resolution which had already been eanetioned Ly the meeting. (No! no! Yes! yen!) a Mr. Dinwooprs—What was the vote taken on i'? When did yon cecide it was carried? ‘The Cuammas—I heard only @ very trifling expression cf divaporotation—a hiss or two—and took it for gran‘ed the resolution was carried. Mr. Keprmer wished to be informed on what grounds the sending cf delegates from Toronto was opposed, when delegates had alreacy been appointed from Quebec, Mont- real. Biantford, and’ other places? He hoped that they would a'l reason dlepassionately, and not get violent, out argue the thing peaceably. Mr. Dixwoopiz—t wall tell you why we oppose sending delegater. We beiieve—and we believe it slemly—that you would do much better if you sent # Bible to every rishman in the United States. (Cheers and howls). The reat eyil of Irithmen in the United States is, that they ave Dot got education. If they had education, they wenld beat the top of the Jadcer. I love the country, end love its people; but hate the system that erushe: them down. (Cheers and hisses), Mr. BovnteR—-The busivess at Buffalo will be carried throvgb, whetber Toronto rends delegates or not; but it would show a very bed feeling awong the Irishmen here, if Toronto di¢ rot send delegates, Mr. James McUonny next got a hearing, and said that he hed expected at a meeting like this nothing but unity, whn the object was to benefit Irishmen of every deno- minaticn, without distinction of creed or color. (Hear, hear.) He could not understand how any man coali call himself an Irishman and oppose so virtuous a canse, Mr. Diywoopr insisted that hig amendment, which he bed now drawn up in writing, should be put to the meeting. The CuarrMan a ages that he had already declared the resolaticn carried. ANOTHER CHAIRMAN DEMANDED. Mr. Dinwcovie—I move then that we elect our own Chairman. Mr. D. at this point ascended the platform, amii loud cries of Put him out.” The Ciaran ‘bis gentlemen has moved that I leave the chair. Is such the pleasure of the meeting? A considerable number srose in support of the motion, but a majority were evidently opposed to it. THE AMENDMENT PUT. The Cuarmuan then expressed bis readiness to put the amencment, that all might be satiefied that he desired to fill the chair impartially. He scsordinzly read the amend- ment which had been moved by Mr. Dinwoodie, and se- ecnded by Mr. W. Tompkins, a8 followa:— Resolved. That we, the Irish citizexs of the city of Toronto, disapprove of the objec's of this meeting in toto. Mr. Dinwoontt wished to add a few remarks. He saida= In the first place, if you colonize Upper Canada with those men who have sworn allegiance to the United States; if you feteh them here and make them swear anotber allegiance, you make them perjurers at the very outset. en bear.) But! say that if you would edu- cate the Irish people (a voice, ‘Give us no more of that’), if you would educate ‘the Irish people, they would no longer be kewers of wood and drawers of water. They would be at the top of the ladder if they had edu- cation. (Cheere,) Lock at azy settlement ta Upper Canada, or Lower Canada, or the States, and why is it that you find the same people, raised on the same soil, 60 different in circumstances, in disposition, éifferent in every way you take them?’ Why is it that you will find them ready to murder a man as fast as the reverend gentieman there will tell them? ration. snd cries of ‘Out with him,” “out with him, —‘he’s insulting the clargy.”?) I speak here, eaid Mr. D., what | think, and I care not whether any one dislike oe not. I will relate an instance which you ali koow A Roman Catnouc here got up in the room, and said he could sit silent no i He wished the speaker would speak the truth, if he did epeak: SEVERAL Vorus—"‘Put out the insulting blackguerd.”” (w iproar. ) Cianwan (to the mee'ing)—If your object is to see me vacate the chair, I will do it. But I would re- mind this gentleman that I certainly think it would be weil he should avoid impropsr personsiliies. I hope every ny fo favor of tne object of the meeting will restrain his language and feelings. ‘AxomurR CaTHouc—Wili you alow me to speak for a momenty The Cramsaix—When that maa is done. Axorien Carouic—But that man is so insulting he should not be let speak. ben Wha: I said before I Mr. Dinwoonis t! repeat now—that instead of Cte J Irishmen in the United States they ought, in the first placs, to be edu- caied. Why should they not be educated as well as Englishman or a Scotchman’ (Hear, hear. one to tell me, unless it be that the Romish sysvem against education. (Hisses.) Would you find Irishmen hod carriers ali the world over if they had educationy No! (Cheers.) I blame entirely the system of Komaniam. (Howlings, and cries of ‘hear him.’’) How is it ia Lower Canada? In Montreal, when 1 went to it 23 years ago, there were not above 200 Roman Catholic scholars in that city. E Voue—It is false. Mr. MoCorry—He wants to make a riot here, as he aid elsewhere, rot lo ago. e Guimwax—t ik those are the greatest enemies of the objects of the meeting who interrupt him. If or- der is not kept I must leave the chair, Mr. Inswoopr—I was soying that in Montreal, 23 ears ago, there were 200 or Roman Catholic chit Aron vent to school out of a population of 40,000 or £0,000, A Vorre—Come to the subject before the meeting. Mr. Dinwoop—I am Gent J to the subject. I waat to show you why our Irish brethren in the United States are treated as they are. It is because they have not ed" cation, The priests want to keep them im igasrance, and ignorant they will be as long as the system exists. But why is {t vovght to bring them ho-e—why fs the United States no longer the happy home tor them {t used tobe’ I will tell you why. The veople of the United States have discovered that Bishop Hoghes and thy Rom ish priesta want to get a certain umount of authority in their own bands. (Renewed cries of ‘Put himout—he is ineulting.”) And the Amerisans see that wherever the Pope has his tle finger in, he will try to push throvgn his whole band. (Cheers and yellx.)” 80 they set to work to prevent the Popish power from raining the best interes‘s of the United States. They want to be Jett to their own resources, and have associated them. seives sgainst Irishmen, not because they are Irishmen, but because the Romi:h system was seen to be under- mining the very foundations of their liberty and their oon stitation. But if we fetch them here the same scenes will be enacted aa were enacted in Montreal and Quebec at the Gavazel riots, and in other parts of the Province. { atk you, where were Protestants ever fonnd dang the Uke? (Hear, hear.) Bring over those mea who have sworn allegiance to the United States, and you will soon have the eame scenes in Toronto 4s in Montreal. Tae system ia Ao ingeuious that they do not «ee it {4 ruining them. 1 admire their devotion to it; but if they uader- stood their own interests, both here and hereafter, they would seek education for their children, no matter wha thelr ecolesinstical authorities might way. (Cheers.) Why is it that many would not like to see the slaves in the United States all liberated at once’ It is besanse they have no education. Let them loo-e, and no cas knows where they would stop. Just «o ia {t witn the class I have been speaking of. (Howlings ) Mr, Din- woodie then concluded by saying that ii he hed sad any- thing offenrive to any one be was sorry for it, The Cnamman, having put the amendment, declared It lost. Mr. M. P. Hayes moved the nex! resolution. He said a little learning was a dengerous thing, and he thoaght the gentleman who had jast sat down was a fall proof of the old adage. He would not attempt to foll»w his arga- menta through all their tortaous windings, but thare was one conclnsive fact, which sufficien:ly mat ths loag tirade ot abuse to which they had ii-tenod against the Catholig church, and that wos that the leading mea of England—thore who had read and thought, and peas- trated to the well of truth—were thore who were now embracing the tenets of that chursh. ‘Mr. STEWART got up 10 make a remark on this print, but was ba sled down. A gentleman, we believe named Manwine, also tried to | get a hearing, but did not sneceod, | "Me. Haves then proveeded to make some remarks on | the good rewulta that would flow from inductag an extsn- sive Irish ev.igratim into Canada and insvei— ‘That the to Se ele nt, em Seeonded by Mr. O’Dononus, and declared carried. Mr. Lam ther moved that the Rev. Mr. MeNulty, T. J. O'Rei, Bea and 8. Hayes, Eaq., be ihe delegates to 1 flalo. Mr, McCorry sesonded the resolution, and said a better sele tiom could not have been made in the city of To- ropte. Mr, Hayes returned thanks for the honor which had been done him in appointing so young man One of the delegates. fe added tat he ‘baa never been more Ee in his lif than he had been this evening. He ad _never listened to more abusive , and al- though they were said to be an excitable ple, the events of to night had given the ife to that. Dey seen # gentleman stanciog on that platform, ard them sentence after setence, an: Pie they had rat still, under the directions or their worthy hairman. (Cheers. Mr. Dinwoopm ciaimed a right to reply to the state- ment just made, The Cramsean—You would not be inorder. There is nothing before the meeiing. SHILLELAGHS, Mr. Divwooprs mounted a seat in the body of the hall, and commenced some remarks about Attorney General Drummond, whore watchword at his election was ‘ Peace, peace,” while there was villany at the bottom. He said ako something in reference to Secretary Carti The purport of what he wished to say we were unable to catch, as the bedy of the hali now became one scene of confusion. Several fellows draw near Dinwoodie with heavy sticks in their hands, but the movement was no sooner obéerved than in an instaut he was surrounded by veveral of his own friencs. similaf% armed, ‘THE POLICE COME FORWARD. Calle were then made to Diawocdie to go up again to the p'atform. He proceeded to do #>, and a: this point Mr. Sherwoud and several of his force, who bad been sta Uiened at the door, came forward and took ap the posi tions where they could act most efficiently in the event of @.egular row, which pow seemed imminent. Meanwhile, Mr, O’Neill left the chair, which wes taken by Mr. Haves, snd after a burried vote of thanks to Mr. O’Neili, the meeting wa) deciared at an ead. BREAK UP, ‘The Roman Catholic party then Jeft the building as Inst as hag could get egress, leaving Dinwoocie and his triend@rasters of the fielo. The lat‘er, befere retiri g, gave three cheers for the Queen and three for King Wil: ham of glorious memory. The proceedings terminated at ha'f past nine o’clock. Military Fines, &. TO THE EBITOR OF THE i:ERALD. May lask the favor from you to pwhlish through your widely circulated jourral a few observa‘ions in regard to the system of colleetivg fiues from our citizens for not performing military duty in the First Division District of the New York State militia, The military law mow in force is confirmed nuisance, in which aseertion I will be sustained by thousands of the oldest and most respect- able residents of this city. Thd law which applies to this division, as I understand it, compels an anoual enroll ment of the ununiformed militia of this city aud county. In consequence of the ‘migratory babi'a of our citizers, and the great difficulties and the many obstacles thrown in the way of the persons dcing the enrollment, thou sands of cur citvzens, who are exempt by ege aud othe causes, our gallant firemen, and even aliens are enrolled for cuty. Now, if any of our venerable g-ay haired cita- zens cr exemp's iail o report ut the avnual parade of the ununiformed militia, they are aonoyed by receiviog notices from the Marshal that they Rave incurred a pe. nalty of $8 85, and that unless the penalty is paia forth- with an execution [en their property wiil be issued aud the same sola. Now, Mr. Rditor, there are some twenty thousand victims of this kind of persecution in this civy. I think our worthy Meycr and ss#jor General Sandford, and the brigadier gererals end colonels will bear me oa" in this sseertion, as applications are made to them daily by large numbers to huve their fines remitted. How wuca jovger is this humbug to last? I speak feeliogiy upon the subject, ax I have been one of tae victiua, ‘The commutation monty and the fines collected under thie enrcliment for defraying the necessary expenses of the division is, I am told, but a trifle and does not pay one-tenth part of the annual expecses. Tam also informed that in the cvllecion of the commutation money our citizens are compelled to waste hours of vheir valuable time a: the office of the Rece.ver ot Taxes before they can be attended to. Now co not wich to see the uniformed militia of this ci y dis- banded, by takirg from them the money necessary io de- fay their expenses, for I am perfectiy wall satistied that the moral force alone of thir division has preven:ed many terious outbreaks and ricts, and has saved thereby mul- tions of dollars of the property of our citizens and inauy valuable lives. Inthe past we have the very best evi- dence of ibis fact. I find, upon examining the law, that thia corps i: under the immediate command ot the Mayor of this city, who possesses the power to call upon them whenever emergency requires, snd which call bas been twice made by bim witbin the past twelve months, aud has been. [ am told, promptly responded to by them. Tuey are, in fact, the armed police of cur city. Then, why shouid not the city and county yay tne whole, or at least a portion of their expences. I am well satisfied, if our citizens were reieved of the annoyance snoually visite! upon them w this rystem of fine paying and of executions upon their property, they would bail with pleasure the passege of a Jaw doing away with all tines and commuta- tions, and compelling ity and county to provi the peceseary expenses of this armed police. I trust the subject will receive the attentin of the members of the division and of our citizens een? Sew Patents Issued. List_of patents issued from the United States Patent Oftice for the werk ending February 5, 1866—each bear ing that dare:— 1H. Busb, of Fall River, Mass., for improvemen : in the bell stench trap. ‘Solomon Berheisel, of Tyrone township, Pa., for tm- provement in corn driers. ‘William Ball, of Chicopee, Mass., fer impzoved ore washer, ‘A. H. Caryl, of Sandusky, Obio, for improved raking attachment to harveeters. Levi Chapman, of New York, N. Y., for improved pho- tographie pinte vice. Jobn Cook, cf Westmoreland, N. Y., forimprovemeut {ron rhingles. 3 . Dickerson, of New York, N. Y., and Elisha K, Hoot, of Lisrtord Coun. for improvement in pumps. Poter'S. Elbert, of Chicago, Ul, for improvement io heatirg (eed water spparatus for locomotives. Jobn G. Frost, of York, Penn., for improved saw act. fish Sing, N. Y., atsigner to Jos. f Bridge Mass., fer improvement in cut- ting fil Wishe & French, of Binghamton, N. Y., for improvo- ment in three-wheelec vehisles. omas Frith, of Cincinnati, Oblo, for tmproved fal water apparatus to steam bvllers. Semuel Gissinger, of Alleghany, Penn., for improved berch vire. Klisha Harris, of Providence, R. I., for improve nent i machines for bending ship hooks. Rik ) RL, for Oliver S. Hazard and Insane Peek. of improvement in machinery for makix Harvey J. Hughes, of Davenport, ment in brick presses. Semuel Macierran, of Philadelphia, Penn., for improve- ment in hot air furnaces. Richard Montgomery, of New York, N, Y., for improve- ment im carriage springs. S.8. Mills & M. Blasell, of Charleston, 8. C., for im- provement in weighing rca.es. Stephen ©, Mendenhall, ot Richmond, Ind., for improve ment in flour bolts. George R. Moore, of Mount Joy, Penn., for improve nent in fire pokers. Francis Morandi, of Boston, Mass., for improvement in lanterns. Samuel Peck, of New Haven, Conn., for improved fastenings for the hinges of daguerreotype cases. ro tows, for improve- Myer Phineas, of New York, N. Y., for improved me tallic pen. ‘Juan Pattison, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for improvement in oscillating steam engines a. B. F. Kay, of Baltimore, Md., for improvement in har- ves‘ers, John §. Snider, of Lancaster, 0., for improvement in saw wills. ‘Alfred Swingle, of Boston, Mass., assignor to Elmer Towneend, of same place, for improvement in sewing ma- chines. Harriet V. Terry, of Boston, Mass., adwniniatratrix of Wm. D. Terry, deceased, for improved mode of construct- ing caet iron buildings, J. Fraek, of Guilford Centre, N. Y., for improved alarm c'ock. Otis Tufts, of Boston, Mass., for improvement in making wrought iron shafts, John B. Wentworth, of Lynn, Mass., for improvement in machines for softening leather. ‘Abret Whitely, ot Springfield, 0., for improvement in belt fastenings. ‘Abner Whitely, of Springfield, 0., for improvement in grein and grass harvesters. Jobn Standing, of Fall River, Mass., assignor to him. self and James Baxendale, of Providence, R. I, fur smproved movement tor the doctors of calico printing machines. Chas. C, Terrell, of Shulisburg. Wis., assignor to him- self and Eamuel Crawford, of Mineral Point, Wis., for improvement in many-chambered breach loading can- non. John M. Finley of Philadelphia, Penn., assignor to himself and Washington H. Penrose, of same place, for improvement in the mode of attaching composition soles to boots and shoes. ‘Chas. H. Bergman, of New York, N. Y., for improve- ment in writing desks. ‘Reiseue,—Chas. W. Brown, of Boston, Mase., for tin Its tovguing and grooving machine. Patented Aug. 4, 1846. “Additional Improvements.—Abner Whitely, of Spring- field, ee improvement in candlesticks, Patented . 8, 1865. pit B. Towlinson, of Athens, Penn., for improvement in the manu(acture of ornamental felt cloth. Patented June 866. areas W, Leeds and R. Morris Smith, of Philadelphia, Pern., for improvement in hydraulic heaters. Patented May 16, 1864. Jesign.—Hermann E. Welache, of Philadelphia, Penn., aesignor to Robt. Wood of wame place, for design for gates. Creek and Keecut Inntans at Warn.—The Van Buren (Ark.) ntelligencer learns from a gentleman from ‘ye Indian epuntry that the Crecks have declared war agninnt the Keech} Isdtans. The Intelligencer says:—The cfcumstances, as we understand them, are as follows: For the last two years the Keechis have been almost con- staptly stealing the horres of the Creeks. The Creeks finally became wenried and out of patience with these viliains, and recently caught ant killed three of their number. Thetr chief, 50, then declared the war, and gave notice to that effect to all the chiefs and towns in the nation. Old Tuck says he can whip the Keechis without the interference of the government, but they being a amall tribe, and having no settled piace of above, be will find them very annoying. We think, though, the Creeks are fully competent to perfor the tack, und if let love, whl chestise those prairie rascals | weverely. Hew Jersey Politics. OUR NEW BRUNSWICK CORBESPONDENOE- New Brunswick, Feb. 6, 1856. The American State Uounct! met to-day at the old Court House, for the purpose of electing two delegates at large to the Nomunating Council, which meets in Philadelphia, on the 224 inst., to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. John H, Lyon, of Jersey Clty, and John Allen, of Bor- dentown, were celeste] the delegates; and Phomas G. Dad- Jey, Joseph Franklin, Charles Merchant’and Solomon An- drews were elected alternates. The convention was very poorly attend: there only being 70 present, out of 620 members, of w! the couneil is oom; 5 ‘a Several resolutions were attempted to be passed in re- ference to candidates, but the couneil rejected them all and retused to instruct the delegates. The opinion generally of the members of the counell was in favor of George ‘aw. Fillmore has no strength in this State. Several members who spoke scouted the ices of the American party in New Jersey sdopting W. H. Seward or Millard Filimore. They were in favor of an open, boid stroke, and nominating a new map, who would represent a new party. The dele- gation from New Jersey 1» now complete, and consists of seven celegates. I should not be surgrised if they honor Commodore Btocktop, by voting for him on the first bal- lot. After that compliment is paid, the Nev Jersey de ates will vote with New York until George Law a minated. Unless seme man like Law is nominated, the American party in this State will fall asunder, Its de- feat lant fall was owing to the umbecile management of a few leaders, and in consequence the greatest apathy pre- . Vaile io every council in the State. They will disband and break up. Many of the delegates who are here thiuk that the powipation of Mr. Law will give a new 1moetna tothe American party, and that with him as the Presi- dentin! candidate, the American party will earry the Sts e by asplencid majority. CW. EB Latest from the Seminole War. ONE CORPORAL AND FIVE PRIVATES FIRED UPON BY INDIANE—FIVE MEN KILLED OR CAPTURED. ‘The Tampa Peninsula of the 26th ut. contains intelli- gence of fortber inht‘man butcheries in Southern Florida, and latest accounts of the progress of the war. Thay were brought to Tampa by the United States schooner Experiment, arrived the night of the 26ch, and comiag direct from Col Brown, may ba considered official. The following ix a connected and authentic narrative, as mace out from the report of that offieer:— A wood party, consisting ot a corporal and five pri- vates, with two’ wagors and twelve mules, were fired upon by some fifteen Incians, about four mites from Fort Deynaud, cn the rcad leading from that post to Fort ‘Thompson, on the morning o! the 18th inst. A3 fir as nown, only one man, Private Peterman, of Company C, escaped. He msde his way to Fort Deynaud, and report: ed the attack. Peterman received a slight wound in the It of bin Lieutenants Laroed ard Garner, wiih about thirty five enlistea men, were immediately ordered by Col. Brown to march to the place where the party was attacked, rexene the wounded or dead soldiers, aud i¢ any vs of the Indians should be seen, to pursue and chas- tire them. Lieut, Larned returned and reported that he foand the two wegons, loaded with cypress poles, and the twelve mies, dead. All the mules were shot behind tae ears— incieatirg that they were deliberately billed, and not oy a general random shot. The wagons and harness ware upiijarec. No signs of the missing men, neither blood ner dead bodies, nor even any track of them were discover- ed. The heutenants scoured about the scene ot action for ateut three miles, when seeixg no sigaa of either In- divns or coldiere, owing probably to the quantity of water euvering the country zoaud about, Lieut, Laraed retarn- ed and rep ried to Col. Brown as above, The upfortunate purty was armed, but owing to the fact that no Indism signs bad been discovered in that region since the demonstration of the 20th, they felt quite secure—teifeving that ihe Indians had goae farther souih—and ccnsequen'ly the attack was quite uoex- pee ec, The attack was led by Okchan, sub-chief, who is exas- peated at the cestroction of bis viliage Sy the troops, which cecurred a rhort time since. The rane paper also contains authentic intelligence of the affair of the Miami river, of which report hed already resched ua by the William and John, at Charleston:— Abcut the 8th or 10 h inst., three men were engaged in diggirg compta, on the Miamt river, a few males from its mouth, when’ they were fired upon by @ body of Indiana, wo ot the men vere killed, the other wound- ed; he, however, made hia escare. "The oorg:es were sealped, and mutilated in the most horrid manaer. One et the deceased was an aged man, named Peter Johnson; the name of the other unknown. The retilersin that region, upon being apprised of the fact, immediately abandoned their homes, aud most of them are now in Key West. Three Indixus were seen on Hilliard’s Key, three daya after the massacre. Capt. Costa,'of the schooner Florida, who brought this inteligence to Tampa, speake of great excitement among the settlers on the Miami. who had forsaken their homes to find arecure retreat from the scalping kui'e of tne Dicodthirsty savages. After such evidences of the blocdthirsty character and determination of the savages, the people of Florida, it might well be supposed, are more decided than ever on their utter extermination or removal from the State. From a con munication in the eame paper, we learn that the people at the head of Mauatee river, a region very much exposed, have taken every precaution to place themselves in a state of cetence. should they receive an atiack fiom the Indians. They have horse company organized, under the command ot Jno. Addison, Sen., who Greytown Claimants, 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Tread the memorial of Mona. De Barraell ir yourp of the Ist iost. It {s, perhaps, the best commentai his docuwent, and may prove of service to him and fe low sufferers (of foreign birth or citizens of the Un! States) to suggest @ mode of procedure more effoet| than eloquent appeals to the abstract patriotism justice of this country. There ure a number of Greytown elsimants in city. They bave been not on.y thoughtfal but active the subject.of their losses by the bom! it of July, 1664. After mature consideration and advisem they decided to take their cases before the Ooury 8 at Warhington, upon a reference thereto by United States Senate. Memorials, embracing se: pames, as those cf Messrs. De Forest, Gerring, Uo} Levesque, Piter, Mooney, &c., have already been p sented, and are now before the court on reference by Senate. Others, including the names of foreiga chants, are in prog-ess. Forma) petitions in some cases referred are on file the Court, The taking of testimony will soon eommeo| of which ouly those who come in and unite now or 6 im the arrangement can avei( themselves. This mode of prosecuting the Greytown claims, have said, was adoptea afer mature consideration advieement. 1: is as_advan‘ageous for foreign e'aimay as for those of the United States. An application for reet action by Congress on private claims is alwa: tepced with vexa' wrest delay and expense. D the particular cir stances, a Greytown petition mai become in Congre+# a source of acrimonious and Pohtical cebate, without the opportunity for a ealmyad sideration 91 the testimony and werita in the- case. vhe Conrt of Ciaime, on the o her haad, wish its juried| tion extenced as to time uw & refecence from the nate, the claimant will have ample opportunity to bri forward Lis tes;imony, and in proper shape, to shq his los and the true history and character of | San Juan outrage, He will A there recsive a delib ate penne, and equitab’e decision. What better al more judicious, as well aa effectual, mode of appeal the justice of Congress and the country! To prosecute it, however, sutisfactorily, it ie destrabl indeed necessary, that the claimants, all of them, nati and foreign, act in concert and together; they thus ( specily only coe motive for such unity of effort.) shal the expense, accordirg to an arrangement already mi with counsel, rendering it elight to the individual claiq ante respectively. Noone of them could afford alone prosecute his c'aim, and do it as it should be done to d serve and command eucsess. I will only add that Mon| de Barruell ard bis fellow claimants can iaform thenq selves more fully as to my sugzestions, by letter, to aa of the gentlemen I have named above, or to John C. D vereux, Bag. No. 90 Broadway, New York, and M. Thom son, Fxq., Washington, D. New York, Feb. 4, 18 Theatres and Exthibitions, BRoavway THEAERE.—The performance; this event will commence with the surpassing spectacle of ‘ Kia| Charming.” Mr, Lenton, the antipodean, will afte perform the difficalt task of walking ona Polishe surface, heaa downwards. The faree calied ‘“ Twen Minutee with a Tiger” follows, and the whole will cor clude ,with some exiraordinary feats by Mc. Lenwn g, top ot a pole over twenty feet high, the base of whic rests on the breast of Mr, Fisher. Ninto’s GARDEN will be closed to-night and to morrod night, in order to give an opportunity for rehvarsing ew comic spectacu'ar pantomime, which i¢ is und stood fs to prosuced in great splendor. Bowsny [uratre.—Nothing hitherto presented at th establishment has created anything Mke the sensat produced by the exciting legendary speetacle of “ Hern the Hunter.” Despite the grec inclameicy of the se son, with the weather cod, stormy and disagreeable the extreme, the house bas heen crammed to its utmod capecity every evening. From present indications, tn} rush will continue many weeks longer. Burton’s THEATRE.—The many admirers of Morton} fine ccmedy, entitled “A Cure for the Heartache,” doubtless be gratified to learn that the manager propos: to repeat it this evening, with the same exoeilent cast before. It is seldom that an opportunity is afforded ( witness'ng such actors as Messrs, Burton and Perry the parts of Old snd Young Rapid. The MANE clove with ‘(Sam Pateh in France,” in whiea Mr. M Vicker wll make his last appearance but one. Lave Keen's VaruxtTes.—In response to the demand of numerous of her patrons, the lady manager of thi beautiful theatre has concluded t» »epeat Knowles’ celd brated comedy of ‘The Jove Chase,” this eveni: stance, Mies Keene; Widow Green, Misa Wella; Lyd Miss Re'gnolds; Sir William, Mr. Bass; Wildrake, ie: Jorcan: Mester Waller, Mr. Conrad Clarke, his first aj pearsnce. Dancing will foliow by M’lles Franek and Ti man, and Mons. Tilman, and all will close with the laugt| able farce of ‘The School for Tigers.?” WALLACK’s THEATRE.—Three popular comedies ar again offered at this favorite house to night. The first called ‘The Barrack Room’’—principal charseters b Mires Ganvon and Pyne and Messrs. Lester, De Walder Levere and rhilitps. © The second is “A Curlous Case” Mr. and Mrs, Waloot in good parta; and the third is “ A Awkward Arrival’’—in which Messrs. Lester, G. Holled and Stewart, Miss Gannon, and Mesdamaa Hoey, Stephel and Conover appear. Broapway Vanistizs.—This dimioutive theatre, whici only await a recognition by the government to commence otiepsive measures. The Fort Meade correspondent of the Peninsula also breathes the rame ae Scouts, in which all the availa- bie force ot Capts. Hocker and Lesley’s companies is en- gaged, are daily sent cut, and the writer adde:— Our boys are in high spirits, as we are just on the eve of leaving for a ten cays’ scout; branching cut from the Creek inthe direction of Charlotte Harbor, and from there to Charley Ahapoka Lake, thence in direction of Fort Barringer, Kiseimmi, &e. It {4 believed by those wel ored in Indian hidirg places, that at Lake Abapoka we may find some of the redskins; if so, never fear but that we will give s good account of ourselves, ama secure them eternally. Our desire here is to be allowed to beard Biiy in his den. ‘The Peninsula also contains letters from Seuators Xulec and Mallory, at Washlogton, by which tt appears at they are doing ey can to cauze the governmen’ to take immediate effective measures for the removal or extermination of the Seminoles. ‘As before stated, five companies ef volunteers have been authorized to be raised, and are already on \he march, These, however, in the opinion of the Peninsula, are not enough. The Seminoles must leave Florida, or the last one be exterminated, as the verdict of the people. To accomplish this, the Indian tenitory should be flooded with troops, Kentuchy eae Pied the Markets for ACCOo The foNowing preamble and resolutions were introduc ed in the Senate of the Kentacky Legi lature, on the 28th ult., and passed unanimously :— Whereas, divers commercial treaties upon the princtple of reciprocity and youtual expected benefit, have been rade by the United States wita toreign nations, and the policy of making such treaties is rapid ly gro intotavor among civilized governments; and although the equiva- lent granted in such treaties by the government of the United States, to the powers and interests with whom they have heretofore treated, have been furnished and conceded at the expense of a'l the States, yet no favor has been granted in return to the tobacoo interests of this or of the other planting State excessive and unprecedented duties and exactions imposed upon that rile by all Raroyean goveriineata, osovinve, and 2 only limited by the need for revenue of those’ gove ments; and, whereas, Kentucky has long felt the necas sity of some energetic action, on the part of the general government, on behalf of her citizens engaged io the pro- duction of this her mot important art of export: Th erefore— 1. Be it reclved by the General Assembly of the Com- mcnwealth of Kentneky, That {tis the duty of the Unit- ed States, in all future treaties with foreign countries, to see that the great staple of tobaceo is on an equal fvoting with the other great agricul‘ural interests of our ccmmon country. 2. That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our repreeentatatives requested to urge upon the federal government the propriety of at every means in its power to produce @ more liberal policy on the part of there foreign governments now imposing such restric- tions and having such monopolies on this branch of our national wealth. @. That we respectfully urge upon the members of the Southern Commercial Convention, at their next meeting, to take this subject into consideration, with a view to brirg ir more prominently before the different States of the Union, and expecially to those States more directly interested in the culture and consequently in the in- created cemand for tobacco. . That the Governor be requestod to forward a copy of the above preamble and resolutions to the Presideat of the United States, our Senators and representatives in Congress and the President of the Southern Commercial Convention toon to be held in Richmond. ‘The role was suspended and the resolutions were unanimously adopted. Is John Ross an Abolitiontst? TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, The great Cherokee chief 1s probably the largest elave- holder in his nation. He {s nov fanatic; he loves bis people—that is the crime for which he ts #0 wickedly attacked. While General Ross is their principal chief, tue Chero- keos cannot be forced to part with their lands. White men cannot debase his people by introducing ram into the nation, So they must first be deprived of their “Yether’’—as they delight to call the General—that there two vital customs of the nation may be done away with, end then by frand and force they will be dispersed, and the horrors of their removal from Ge@gia some twenty years ago will be rehearsed with cruel adcition. Gen. Rors has grown gray in the service of bis people, and if he ie a millionaire, it is the result of perseverance, inéustry, economy and great business talents. His purse ia alwaye open to and for his people—in fact, his private house is his people’s home, Mre. Rosr—the General’s wife—is a highly accom- plished Indy, mild, amiable and religious. She is devot- edly attached to her husband, his people and her chil- dren; in rhort, her Jarge heart is filled with home affec- tions and home duties. The attack apon her is brutal— there is po other word for it. The ‘Mormon’ allusion is aa silly as ingulting. It will zs be found that the reeolutions of the evuncil—which the General vetoed— were induced, directly or indirectly, by ‘outside in- fivence,”’ and are intended to break up the Cherokee public rchools. The intelligent portion of the Cherokees will upen reflection feel that a blow at their admirable schools ia the worst biow at their nation’s future, The North furnithes cheap talent, and their teachers come from there. Is it wise to agitate so serious a sub- ject as slavery among them, with their young hearts and active brains. until they have lived long enough sur- rounded by the institution to realize that, however it may oppose Niselt to their theoretical views, it is of pro- ations too vast and of combinations too intricate to be ‘aly grappled with by them, and that their in can but be either wanton or wicked ? Ww Rive, Weatchester county, Feb. 1, 1860. has been tlegantly and tastefully fitted up expressly f' the performances of ciminutive artists, bas already ostd blished itself in the od opinion of pleasure seeker] Crowded audiences nightly express their approbatio# of the truly delightful manner ia which tha javeniles. all under twelve years of age—render t reir various par! in the syec'acle entitled ‘Ihe Naiad Queen.”” Woon’s Minetreis tender a superb programme of and dances tor to-night, and the burlesque of ‘ The Maj querade Ball,” in which Shakspere’s ehief heros are ii troduced. BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS continue to delight their patror| with the opera of ‘‘Sonnambula.”” It will be given t/ xight, in conjunction with several songs and dances. Grand Concert.—Messre. Paul Julien and Au Gockel bave issued an elegant programme for their cert, which takes place at Niblo’s Saloon this e SS ne Bostwick and other ata. ‘Tue Pictures oF Cura AND Japan, exhibiting at Ao demy Hall. are well worth seeing by ali who take au i terest in the peculiarities of the Chinese and Japanese. Mr. Forrest is in town, bat will shortly leave to pe! form in the Southern and Western cities. The Philad phis Oily Item telis the following story about him, whic occurred when he was pier ing an en ment in Balt} more. (One morning, while reakfast, the eolored ger who was waiting upon him, thus addregar| eee Forrest, I seed you en het faa de 001} P od I golly, you played him right up de handle. Play Jest as good as Hamlet. Was it writ by ti] same man,’ ‘Oh, no,” seid the tragedian, amused at the comm picasive spirit of his sable friend, ‘Hamlet was writte by Shakepere, and Virginius by Knowles.” “Well,” eaid the waiter. ‘‘dey’s bofe mighty sm fellows. ’ee ap actor myself.” “You?” said the astonished tragedian; ‘‘why, whe} do you play?” “Down ip the sembly rooms,” was the reply. ‘We ot a theatre, mage, and screenry, and dresses, and eb ‘all right. We plays dere beautiful.”? “What bave you ever played” “Why, Wee layed Hamlet, and Polonius, and Grabe Hager, all tn de suze fece.’? «< How do you manage to rehearse??? «Why we waits till de work is done, den we all go down to the kitchen and rehearses.” ‘But what do you do ior ladies?”’ safd Mr. Forrest. “ Ah, dar we stick! We can’t get no ladies.”’ « Why, won't the colored ladies play ?”” “Oh, no,” ead the colored actor, “ae eolored ladi¢ tink it too degrading.”” The great tregedian asked no more questions. A Sucnr Mistake —Miss Heron, called in the bills ti “American Kachel,”” was lately the recipient of a #0 of Know Nothing ovation out West, being with ‘Hail Columbia,” es a compliment to her as American, Miss Heron was born in Ireland, and m: her début in Dublin. ‘The OreRa in Boston {s said to pe doing avery fine b siners, Some of the Athenian crit ics are boid enou; think that Indlee is equal to Vertvail or adelaide fa hips! Didice ought to be thankful. Another critic bi rmired an esthetic question and does not think it corect thing tor La Grange to die in ‘Trovatore’’ black velvet and white stockings. Lovisviiiz, Ky.—No greater triumph was ever achi upon the stage in Louirvil'e than that by Mrs. Hayne niet. There were more present than were ever asse) bled in the theatre upon eny similar occasion. We lieve that every reat in the house was taken before day We were ccnflaent that our citizens would not forg| their old favorite. She has been known to them childhood; they admired and appreciated her first effo: in the bistrome art, encouraged her etill when she gri to womanhood, until now tne name of Julia hourehcld word in Lovisvilie. The compliment last ‘was s just trioute to the genius of Kentucky's fair dau; ter. th of the pieces were performed in # mort adry rable maxner by thoee engaged. ‘‘ Griselais”’ is to be peated again to-night. Hereatter we will speak of no cf ite pecutanties. The “ Morning Cali’? was render| gracefully by both Mra. Hayne and Mr. . Abt clove gof bot ieces Mra. Hayne was called before curtain. Oid Joe Cowell, an old-time favorite in Lou ville, will eppear to-night ss Cousin Joe in the ‘ Rou| Diamond,” tie. Hayne as Margery. New Onrxans,—The Pyne and Harrison Opera Tro bad arrived at New Orleans, und were singing at the Charles at the last aocounis. They were ‘iced up’? | the river coming from St. Louis, on board the steambd Thomas Swann, end were thanked by the passeng( thue:—‘‘And also to the biisses Louise and Susan Py: to Mecers, Harrison, Strotion, Horncastle, and the ott} ladies and gentlemen of the’ Fyne and ison Oj Troupe, for the amiable manner in whieh they yield to our wishes in beguiling the tediousnesa of the trip the sweetness of eong, and that we wish them one al alla genuine Sout! welcome, on this their first vil & xew Orleans.” The papers speak very high'y of M, |. Pyne. Kgusereuaxe FoR CAL¥ORNIA.—Amopg the in the Illioois, which sailed for California on Wednesd| fo the clown, W. F, Wallet, He has been engaged w! Howe's Pioneer Circus, California, together with {| following named artista:—Mosers, T. King, Wm. La Ri Burnell Runpalls and Wm. Franklin, Tistaessina Casr —We have already noticed {} cepsizing of the schorner I. W. Leveriag, of Accom Va., cf Onancock Creek, on the night of the 12th taste: and the lose of fourteen pecs sus. The Portsmouth 7'r\ script states that when the vessel was boarded, & wor and tix children were found froven to death. No ot] bocies were found, and it 44 suppoeed that the erew F many others, who tray have been on board, were waa!) fiand drowned. Frcm the fact that the vessel had gi to remove the family of Sir, Jaraes B, Owens trom Jar City covnty, and from the testimony farniahed dy pay) and clothing 1eesvered, hore is no room to Coubt thy jaentification. Mr. 0. is the brother of toe Rey. Pita Owens, of Nangemond county, Va.