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IMPORTANT BELIGIOUS INTBLLIGENCE. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EUROPE, The Pope's Exclusive Jurisdiction over the Clergy and the Public and Private Schools of Austria. ‘The Power of the Sce of Rome over Booksellers and Publishers. The Pepe’s Opinion of Louis Napoleon and Francis Joseph, &o., &e., &o, The Pope and the Austrian Concordat. The allocution of Pope Pias IX. way read ia ‘the Secret Conmstery of the 4d of November, 1855: — Venerable Brothers—In our apostolic aviicitu @ for the anivorsal flock of the Lord, and ia our pa'ernal Isvs for all the faithful rations uncer the away f the tmperial and royal houre of Austria, sincs the commencemeat «f our _ supreme pontificate, we have citecied, renecabie bro. thers, all our cares and moxt ardevs desires to be regas Aation of the affairs and interests of religion in ‘has vast empire, Thanks to the infiujte boun y of God, to the Piety of our most dear eon in Jesus’ Christ, Craucls Jo- sepb, Emperor and Apostolic King of Austria, what we derired haa come to pase, and itis for us the ee of the test joy. Scarcoy had this relizious prinse tacen fier reins of government in the empire of his fatners taan, earnestly responding t> the just wiches expresved by us ‘and by our predecessors, wel! knowing. also, tha: our ho- ly rel @nd ita salutary doctrine wre the sources of ‘peace, security and true honor to na'inas, be saw nothing more ugent sod glorious than to merit the Biewings of men by cont relaxed provectiog the freedom of the itholic church toroughont tho extent of bis dominions, Daily increasicg im zeal and filiai devotion to corres. pio) to our solicitude, be earnest!y requested of us to conclude with him a Concordat, which, .n virtue of our apostolic anthotity, should regula‘e ecslosiastical affaira ‘in bis empire and afford insreased fucitines for rayetlog ‘the spiritual wants of his people. You oasily nnderstaa of yourselves, venerable brotoers, with wash r we re- ecived these solicitations frow His Imperial aud Apostolic Maj+sty—solicitations so laudable, and which, corres- ponding so perfectly with our ow: desires aad those of Onr predecescors, aro striking proof of the love watch thiseminent prince beurs to religion, Accordiogly we empicyed without delay our care aad solizitate to con- duet toa happy issue an affair of so much {mportance; and with God’s aid, we have conciuded with our most dear son in Jesus Christ this dosivea Coos rdat, waich has been signed by the plenipoteatiarixs shosea on both sides— that is to sy, ip our name, by our dear soo, Mi- ebael Viale Prels, Cardioal Pricas of the Huy Roman Church, sent by us and by the Apostolic See as Pro Nuacio to His luperial and Apostolic Mujety, «nd reventiy named by ua Archbishop of Bologas, ant, in the name of the iDastriovs Emperor and Kiog, oy .ur veners»ic bro- ther, Joseph Othmar, Archbishop of Vienua. [bly Con cordat, now ratified by ui and oy the Ewseror aad Kiog, will ke, according tothe créers which we have giveo, laid before you, with the apostolic letters by which we have regularly and solemnly cooficmed it. But for the moment we could nos avoid comnauaic ing to yoti, openly and pubifcly ia thix aug ist ussemo'y, the extreme Joy caused us by this bappy event, siace we shave been exariec to regulate whatia tots y concerns the dignity, authority, <oovriae, don of the r protec- hts of the Catholls church’ aad of the as also what cun estadlih wud daily iccrease more and more the spiritual weifsre of those nations. In abort, venerable brataers, in thi sordat it bas o6vn before all provided that ‘he Catholic Apostolic Konan re- rigion shall be preserved and protecud heresite” io all the empire of Austiia, ana in each of the States which constitate it, and thet it eball here possess and enjoy alt the rights and prerogatives wich belorg t» i: in vircue of its civine institution, and of the cauoofeal sonstita- tions. Ani asthe Roman Pontiil, Viear of Jsus Curlat an earth, and successur of the Blessed vrinco of Aposties, has of divine nght priority of bonor wad jurtedtetion throughout the entire church, this Catholis aogma bas been expressed in most praciss terms in ths ast it- self, and the plenipoicatiacies bave clscarded from i, ra- dically eliminated and banished the opimioa—fake, per- ‘verse, fatal, and entirely coutrary to this aiv ne prlocity of ite rights--an opinion always aindemied ani prosrioed by the Apostolic See; according to walcn tue places! or he exequatur of the civil government should be o'trine l for what concerns spiritual things and ecclesiastical affairs. Therefore it has been ruled that the mutual relations of the bishops of the Austrian Siates, and tore of their clergy. and & the faithful population with our Apostolic See, ia all that regards spiritias matters and ecclesiastical affairs, should be perfeclly free, without ever being subjected to any royal authority of any Icind whatever, Equal cate bas deon taken to provide for whut the sacred postiffy suid ea- joy of fuli and entire liverty in che exerctae of their epis- fanctions, and that they may thus daily cevote themse.ves better to whet the salvation of their flocks demands of them—for it has been agred, amoog other points, that the archbishops and bisiops may communi: cate, without restraint, not only wiih their clergy and tho ‘faithful people, but, moreover, puciish psstoral letters, instructions and mandates touching ecs'evi- astical maticrs—reoeive clerics, te ordec Ww educate them a:curding to the rales tat! down by tae boly eanons, admit them to holy orders. and remove from among them those whom they sill jndge anworthy ; also, that they may create minor benetices, foand ani Bt es parishes, prescribe and iniicate prayers and public supplications, avsemble synods, whether provia cial or dicosrsan, and impose ceasures, aad interdic: to the faitaful bad’ books, contrary to reiigion and good noras. And as if is of the highest intered for civit an religious Boctety that youth should be carly formed in piety and sound doctrine, Was beon provided th it, inall pubic and private schools,’ instruction be giren to all ath tic yruth in @ manner perfectly conformabl: to the doctrine of the church. Thus the bi:hops wijthave, in virtue of their sharge, mot only to direct in every locality the religions instru tion g& youth, but also to watch with the grearest care that in no part whatsoever of education there enier anything contrary wo the Catholic religion and good morals; and, therefore, all the primary schools shall be subjected to un ccclesisstical in- » It has been jikewise proscribed that the bishops shail have, as the holy canons desire, the direction, go- vernment «2d administra ion of the clerical se ninurica; and that the establishment ans choise of supe. ture, fessors, and masters of belles let/res and seleuces ard the admission of pupils, shail be lefe to thei ducrevin. But tt will mover be permits authority of the bishops, to each say part et theological seienee, ihe scieace of oaaua law or chirm. All exclesiastion! ens, those expecially which eoncorn faith, the «scraments, and tae rigats uf the sasred minis- ‘try, and regard only the eorlestasticsi court, wall ba subtaitted to ecciesiastioal jud, will prowounse according te the laws of the reriptions of the Council « riage, leaving to the Jay juigss to take of the matter pertaining to the Givil rol riage. It will pextain to the sxm» eccleni ‘to pronounce on the existense of the ats of servo "hal sudion the consequences Of the ‘pravention of marriage, conserving with the greatest care the pru‘eat aud wise Gisporitions of the same Connect! of {reit, ani she le tees apostolic of our predecossor Pins VL, of huspoy meg, commencing with thees words—Auctorem files. The bshops shail enjoy their full rigut io ifict oa clerics who shall merit them the pevaltios establi hed oy the caacnical laws, or such others as they shall ja a - Pilate, and they sball be entirely fed ¢> tunp we vedsures on all the faithful wso hall dare to violsts and trans- gress the coclesiastios! laws ani the ea ionicat presorip- tions. Much, bowever, as the rigst of patronage onght to be oubmittid to the ecolosivattodl judg, we have consented that the questions of simpia lay patronego be submitted to theetviul trousals. We hive also granted, in consideration of the wastances of the times, that tho Jay triounals msy take cognizance ofeases purely civil concerning clerics, and ws bave agreed to pertiit the cares of crimes ani off: noes cam- mitted by them, and which ‘all ander the jurtsdiction of the lews of the empire, to te referred to the same tribunals; but the bishop shail be immediate’y in formed of all particulars respecting such matters, and @il the deference which che clorical state exacts shall be observed. , Awthe house of God should bs honored by all with » ous and respectfal zeal, ali possible measures have oe taken to preserve securely the respgct and immant- ty of places of worship. ‘The religious ror aud King humeelf will never permit that the Catholic chacch, its faith, ite liturgy and its holy institutions be damaged or dirrespected in any masner, whether by word, wridag or act; or that the bishops and rncred mivisters be pre- vented from fulfillieg their charge and their day, espe- ciafly when they hive defend ‘sith and morals, and to ‘ratatain ecslestastical Siscizline. Besides, he will lend his poweriul aseistance ia the execution of the senten- cen nced by the bisaop against the clerics, aad re- with solfcituée the honor due to the sacced miais- rn; not caly will he not permit anything to thetr pre- judice, but, still more, he will direct ali the magistrates of bis empire to render to the arcubishops, the bishops and the clorgy the honor due to them s Among the other points agreed upon, the Apostelic See has guarded intact and invioladie its right of erec‘ing new divcesses and sseigny to them new ius whea it shall perceive their utility for sbe fahfal; and his fm- perial and al Mojesty, in the exorcise of the priviiege ‘goneeded to him "by the Holy See of preveating and nauning bishops, will take horeafter before all the advice of the prelates of the ecclesiastical province, ‘The first digoity of a motropolitan church, archiopisco- vpal aud episcopal, shall be conferred by us and by our ‘successors, unless it belong to a private lay patronage, in which case the second will be substitated. Tis lm- Il Majesty shall continue to nominate to the other nities and canonical prebends, with the exception, however, of those which belong to tho free oollation o bine ons and of the right of patrons legitimately ac- = a These canonical probonds shall be granted t+ 16 priests who, invested with the qualifications Be Can dy the canons, havo distinguished themselves in the ex- ercige of the sacred ministry, ia tho manegemen: of -ecclesiasticol affairs, or ia the professorship of the sa vered solences. It has been also agreed that i the metro- litan and episcopal churches wi & canon peniten- Rasy and ® canon the re required, and in col'ages a canon theologist, accorfing to the festeriptions of the Council of arent, they shall be named as soon an possible; and that these offices shall be con’erred sccordlog to the prescriptions of the same Council and the p:nvifical de- exees, As the choice of worthy ard efiicteat priests Is of great importance to the salvation of souls, ft has boon agreed that all parishes shail be conferred astho res ait of apublic concursus, and atrictly confrmable to the prescriptions of toe Council of Trent; and, as reyards the ‘Parishes under ecclesiastical patrovago, the patrons will fe bound to prevent one out of thros prop sed by the bishop at his pleaenre, Anxiously dosiring to give to the flinstrions mporor and King an enduring toatim ny of our good will, we have most {\eo'y conceded to hin and his Catholic successors in the Austrian empire tue nomination to all canonries and parishos, subject to the right of pabrgnage axiaing out of @ religious or scientiiie foundation, with this : r Rope poany however, that one of three, designated by the bishop aa most wortay, atter a ¢ concursus, ahall be choren, I: has not bein omt! 10 provide a suitable doastion for parishes ia ac- cordance with the circumstances of things aud tia. But, as the canonicel institution gives rigut over ecc'o- atastical progerty only, it has been desrerd that al thos» who shall be nominated to any beneflc» whatever, great oremall, shall not assume the administration of the estates pertaining thereunto withous haviug ob.siazl ia due fo:m the canonical appointment. It has likswise ces agreed that, in order to enter int > possession of cathedral churches rd estates, is, will be paateany anne, to ob serve scrupul ly the preso: ms of the ly canons, and 6 of the pont and Roman ceremonial, all neage and castom notwithstanding. As to the religious communities, wiich, when well ad- ministered, are always most useful t» the state and to the church, and are their noblest ornaments, it naa o3e0 eed that they shali be governed acoordiay to the rules of their own insti:ution, peies Saperiors General, re- siding at the Holy Apostolic See, consideriag always, of course, the autnority of the bist , couformad y ta Regios of the racred canos Ie ae of i Pope f ext; that these Superfors General sl sve right to communicate freely with those religixus communities that are confided to them, and to visit thon at chair pleasure; ond that all the regular ordura shall have rigns, wibout any obstacle, to observe the rules of their tasti- tution or congregation, to receive novices, and admit to the religicns profesrion. The bishops shall hava tho right to establish in tinetr dlocesses orders or congreg ‘ions of both sexes, observing what the ho'y canons bay? with vo much windom prescribed. Nor has it been forgotton to confirm and protect, with all the care en attention possibie, tue uatural right ne- longing ¢ chureh of i sorts of property; fortis eae ¢ ‘anordat re hhs bron evtabllated vast 1 church can of freely new easions by every legiimate ti'l and thet ths reperty of the er. tates which it now possesses, or may acquice hereatter, ought to be altcgether intact and inviolnole. Taerefare the religious foundations, as well old as new, oan nover, without the permission of this Apostolic See, be srotishet or united, the facuities c to this respest oy the Council of Trent remaining, nevertheless, entire and i tact. The ecclesias'tcal estates shatl be admiuiatere’ by those in whom the holy canons recognize the right of ad- ministration, But as the most pious Emperor grants from the public treasury a subsidy to the poor charches, and wil! not cease to grant it, these rame goods can nei- ther be sold. nor submitted toa notaole change wiito the consent cf this Apostolic See and of his Majesty, or of those to whom they shouid think the du:y of imp sing this chap, ins, Bo-{des, as thore are in the empl:e estates called funds of religion and study, and whisa ia virtue of their origin are the property of the caurzh, these estates shall be admininistered in the name of the church itself, and the THe sball supervise them ac- cording to the dispositions determined by this Aoastolis See and bis Mejosty. As to the revenues of ‘he religious foundations, they willbe employed for the Diviae wi slp; the chnrches, seminaries, and all works pertalaing ‘to the ecclesiasticat miniairy, even to the tncds tren- selves, after a previous concert beiween this ap »stolic Sve and the Imperial Government, may be divided iuto manent ecclesiastical donations, But the revenuys of he ‘unds of study shall be employed only for ths acv\n- tage of Catholic instruction, according to the pious in ‘ventions of the founders. The emoluments of the vacant benefices shall also be long to the funds of rel gen, aud, in the orovirs Aw-trian empire where these runds do not exist, coune ls or commissions sball be instituted, by wy shail be administere’ ths property as well of ‘the e pal income as of ailthe benefices during thele vacancy, secording to the form end rules proscrined by the Apos- telie kee and his Imperial Mnjost: But, es becuuse of the condition of the times, in most pact of the countries under Austrian r: tl tiastical tives nave been suppressed by tl il law, and vhat, in consequence of particular circum-tunces, ther capnot be re-establi-bed throughout the wale empire, deferring to the request of his Majesty, and takiog? into consiceration the publi: tranquillity—wvhici {ate es'4 re- ligin 80 mucli—we have grantgd and decreed that the xacting tho tithes remaining intact and secure it actually exisiasia other Iccatities, i of those tithes oc as com Gon, dotatioas muy he as signed by tre Imperial Government ia property aud in permanent furds, or in State rents, for the pirpose of boivg cistzibuted to all those who had the rigat to exast tithes. And these ‘dotations, as bis Mjesty hay also de- clared, shall be ascigned without any kind of caange, and received and possessed by the same ticie as the tithes which they replace. Fipaliy, it has been ruled, that all the other questions relative tO persons and things belonging to tne church, and which are sot mentioned in the actttlss of (his Conco dat, shail be treated and resolved ascoring ti the Catholic church and the usage anc. by the Apostolic See; aud at the same tice tablished that the laws, ordinan ever way they may up to this o in the Austrian empire, and in cach of the couat-tes sub- jected to it, and which aie con:rary to the prevent Con- cordat, are legally abolisied and abrogated: and that this concordat iain vigor «nd 1s regarded aa the law of State throughout tLe entire extent of the Ausirian deminions, Such are the principal points of this In: which we have briefly communicated to y brothers, to the end that we may offer up t thack-givings to the Father of Mercies and Co C:nsolation, who has given a wise and enlightened heart to our most dear son in Jesus Christ, Francis Joseph, Em- peror and Apostolic King of Austria. Let ue humbly supplica'e this all-powerful God, by the ments of Mary, his Most Holy Mother, preserved from all spot of original sin, and of afl the blessed in heaven, whose fostival we are ofter celebrating in the joy of one comnioa solemuity, to remove from the dominion of the churc’ all errors calawitier, and to grant, in his clemency tothe Christian pecple who serve it, a great Tease of graces. Allccution of our Holy Father, Pope Pius LX. IN CONSISTORY, DEC. 17, 1855. (Translation of the London Weekly Register.} Vunwnauis BreTagry—You all well know, venerable beethren, what consolation bas been afforded to us amovgst the grievous cares of our pontificate by thecon- vention which we recently fattiated with our vecy dear son in Christ, Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria, aad Aposiclic King since we confidently tras: that, by the help of God, the greatest blessings will redound from ir to the Catholic Church and all tho faithfai pe>- ple of his vast empire. Boing vehemently Gesico of celebra ing this our joy by some remarkabe me 1, and at the same time of gratifying th’s most religious sovereign, and, lastiy, of opeaiy end publicly declaring the cstinguished and altogether ringu.ar benevolence with whish wo mst deservedly regard this eame Emperor and King, therefore, following the examples of cur predece- cepecially of Ucoan VIM, Alexander YU, aud Benedict XIV., vefore appoint. ing rulers to the vecaut churches, we bave cetermined to sggregate in your most illustrious coliage an eccl ‘greeable to our very dear son in Jesus Christ, Louis justrious and of th: moet 5 the a Emperor Wapolem, > has so well merite of usand the Hol} Be. parole _ wh have also honored wiin the ene Finally, we. -nols Gaxde, a scholar and gonerst of that our deer kon Fr. family of St. Dowiate, wich bas sent illustrious ‘any wen remarkable for sanst'ty, ei “ve rende: ‘to Caristian an Gignitios in the church, ta civil soclesy tae greatest sory erable brothers, now highly w tinguisbed for his mental qnalides his life, his prudence and his zeal fo Higgrea! learnicg priucipsily in what y. oud bis sacred eloqueac; Ia annoancin, , are also known to you. And no ons . norant that he bas taught with great distinstw | hey Lugo, in Galicie; and the same scieace » oly Scriptures at the Lyceum of Mazera'a; and ia theology im the Roman Arch Gymn 5 and the Order, Da after filed several offires ia his hes, in the absens» of the Saprems Moderator, pane the holy compray wisely, prudent- ly end diligently. Add chereto that, appotu'ed Dy us in this city rector ofoar seminary Pio, and charged, pokonné eerie vale the care oe vy te sesh portant affairs, ho has always admiral ted our Withes and. intentions, aud has cousequeatly deserved our 5 have therefore resolvei, for the greater glery of God and the increased good ofthe Catholis church, € ap- point te your college and to create Cardiaals these ied men; holding it for'certain, that elovated to so high a dignity, they w'li apply themselves with 6 ill more ardor to serve us and How seems it to you? to serve the charol a By the aathorlty ‘of God Almighty, cf the holy Apostles, St. Peter and St. Paul, and our own, we create Cardinat- Pries's of the holy Roman church, Charles Reisach, Archbishop of Munich aud Friseogn ; Cloment Villecoart, Bishop of La Roobeile; Francvis Gaute, General of the Order cf the Preachers—with ali requisite dispensations, Gercgasions and clauses. In the name of ihe Father}, and of the Sonf, and of the Holy Ghost}. Amen. The Austrian Concordat, ~, Adsy or two since, mention was mate of a circular letter addressed by the Archbishop (Patriarch) of Venice to ali printéra, boukseller+ and vencers of priats residing wi hin hia cioowss. The following is a translation of it; {t is 8 still more important document taan that recently | hese by the Archbishop of ij retro Aurelio Matti, by the Meref cf God, Patriarch of Venice, &c , to our beloved sons, the booxsellora, pub- saber and true believers residing in our city and cee Innumerable are the complaints which, for a long time past, bave been made to us by leymen and eoclesiastics of ail ranks, of the countless works which ae pablished to the de timent of religion and morality; snd, in truth, the barm which they do to sociecy at ‘arge and to each sinele family cannot be suftisien'ly deplored. Such works neutralize ali the care of good parents and tutors. When the youth of the country first make their ea- trance Into the world they meet at every step with bad, looxe, immoral sbook:, whioh, tike lurking serpsn's, are prepared to injest their vouom into tueie inaocon’ mlads int at lepg'h God, who directs tho hearts of Kings, io- dred (isyaro) our most pious monarch with the idea of vices. You are aware ven- Sis religious man is dis. tions, the Lavogeliy of > regalar discipline, reiates ty therio- ‘e tne word of ot you in ig. ‘nm theoto- ad i uy, st dostriay of | | Chucch, or could ve prejudicial to reiigion or morality, sios‘ie, most ecceptadle to ourself aad to the very pious Prince, and well deserving of Catholics aad the Ely See, who has given bis most earnest erdesvors te the joimaticn of the convention, Toix is car vemersbie brother Joseph Othimar Rauscher, Archol-hop of Vieoas, who sprorg frema noMe Hoe, prwerfai in acate 10.6 intellect, iustsious by his learning in philosopoical wad civine subjects, and especially bis sxered eloquence and tried Gdelity to this Chair er, leaned and skitaily di+ played his knowledge of the sacred carons and ecol sinstical history et Saltzbourg, to the great giory of his name snd the utility of his hearers, aad weoie and printed a Lighly esteemed work heme rar | this Fame € siactical history Afier having fillet the sees of Seckeu ood Loablia with the utmosi applause he was elevated to the geverumen’ of the archi, pat ses of Vienva, and bay ever discharged ia most ex-mplary many er the shiiest offices of the pastoral care, the glory of God and the salvation of socls his e. it to you? the wutho ity of Almighty G4, of the holy Ap Peter sed Paul, and our o ‘shop of Vienna, Cardinal-Peiest of th the noceatary and opportune vs, deragations and clauses. In the aame of ¥, and of the Soot, and of the Holy Ghost}. [After having vamed certain bishops to vacant soos, the S verelgn fonsift continued in these wx Now that we bavegiven pastors tothe vacan’ churobes, we wich todd to your body other persona emiaeat by religin. doe rine snd prudenge, po that, in union wita yourselves, they may give us their assistance in tue gov- ernment of thé universal church. new thai our predecessors, follows counsels of St. Ber- pard and of the . by confarcing 0 emi- nent @ cignity on those of distant countries who were de- erving 0 such high hovor, have always kp: an vive cue sire of augmenting more and more, fy thie comaurit @ univeranl love of all nations for the churel and the Holy See, and a firm union of souls. ‘This is why, in times so troublous, we doom it right to act in the same manner in order to con- solida‘e and strengthen the Catholic unity. This will be increased, as we now show, in the most sttiking manner, that in the distribution of honors tte Roman Chures has no regard to the distance of places, but that ste embraces in her love all the faith ‘ul, Without distinc fon of country, as members of one family, where there exists but one and the same confeesion of + all are of one accord. Wherefore we have decided on adding to your colleze three other members, belonging to foreign nutions, fully worthy of Leing clected to this high honor by their great merit towards the Christian world, towards ourselves, and fowards this Holy See. ‘The first is our venerable brother, Charlo; Reisach, Archbishop of Munich and Frisingen, distinguished by bis birth, and more so by his vir'ues. Of eminent men- tal qualifications, and the most extorsive lenrning, more particularly in the sacred sciences ani in the oanon and civil law; illustrious by his zeal for religion, having, d. several years filled the post of rector of the Got gan ith great zeal and success. He was first »opeiat- ed Bishop of Fichstadt, and afterwards Archbishop of Mupich. Inthe government of these dioceses his oaly care was to work ardently for the salvation of souls and if all the duties of & good pastor, to defend courags- and with episcopal firmness without worldly con- siderations, the cause of the Cetholic church, her liberty, doctrines, thus strikingly p> his submission and devotedness tow right tulness of ard the Moly See, Such an honor conferred by us on this prelate, we doubt not, will be singalar! our ier dear fx = Jesus Christ, Maxim trious King of Bavaria. The next is our venerable brother Clement Viliecsurt, Bishop of La Rochelle. Gifted with brilliant qualities of heart and mind, remarkablo for bis sroat piety, fliled ¢ith ‘an ardent love towarda this Apostotic Soe, ho is above allin a high degree master of the sacred sciences, as is proved by the works he bas written and published ia defense and for the propogation of the Catholic doctrine. Pleased as a light to shine betore all mon in the house of our Lord, he has illustrated by his virtues the Church of La Ro- cheile, of which the government was confided to hin nearly twenty years ago, to the great glory of the holy ministry. In theeonduct of the flock committed to his care he bas shown such vigilance, prudence, and episco- pal sclicitude, as to gain the love of ail. Ho hae never ceased to devo'e himself to that ho'y work where \y souls agreeable to , the iltas- may be gained to Christ; and this with so mach fadus- try, intel igence, and charity, that many strayed souls wore by him recaliod and brought back fuvo the boo ona of ovr most boly and mother the Ostiolie Ca: We appoint this Prelate into your college with so « the more joy as wo have the cortainty of doing a ng we ereate Josepa Vth. | 5 the Concordat, the object of which is to protect al lievere, and particularly tre Catholic youth, ngaiast ti atucks of the impious,and tae dangers of rem ion. Mi Atberdy bave we frequeatly remuried our aoloved sons in Chust of the holy Jaws of the chareh, and have warned them ageinst books woich are dangerous to coligion and morality, at tho same time making kuown wo tiem the very strict regula ‘ions of the Counsil of fren: on tie sub- ial duty to soe that those rega- Comcordat gives to all Arth- own sutn rity ia > promises that tae government ‘wiil mos! efisasious means for preventing the spre: Plagne of vad books throagh- cut ibe empire. Al ali eccie isstical ordinan rela‘ive to this matter are in full frce, we will at present do no more than mention some few of the craditions of the rae, and more particularly those which mast be Hiteraly and punetually obayed. ‘o one, be he priest or layovan, will be allowed, with out previously obtaining permission from our ecclesia lusel oesure,’’ to pndiivh either as author, priater or veoder—any work, either direct'y or indirectly, touching on religiva or morality, or specially treatin; of the litar- gy, or of any & subject. It is al-o for' lon to introduce aay book whatever from o her countries without having applied f ad ob- tained the approbation of the ecclssiastical ofice,” excepting in eases where the book has been marked ag boing among the works which are permittel. Should any perso dare publicly or privately to sell books, punta or paintiogs wuith are prohivited by the ve it known unto him, that we will not onty suppress such Lilicit sale ourselves, but will also call io acm of the civil power, which the monarch has placed at the disposal of the Church, to our assistance. Most belcved sons, as you wel! know that wo have no other objec: in view than the wealfar of your immortal son's, and your eiernal salvation, we reckon cn your trict obedience, end so doing we wish yoa all health ani haprinesa in the Lord. Given io the Archiepiscopal Cvria, at Venice. Dasem- ber 21, 1865. P. AURELIO MATIIL, Patriarch. D, GIOY. GHEGA, Caaucellor, Inauguration of the Equestrian Statue of Jackson at New Orleans. The Jackson Monui it Association of New @rleans will to-day inangurate Mills’ equestrian statue of the old hero, in Jackson square. The arrangemeats wede indi- cate that the celebration will bo ono of great pomp and eplen¢or, combining as tt will a military dem nstration of unusual strength, in conxection with a civic procea- sion, embracing many of thomost proadaent societies of the city. ‘The folowing is announced as the exercises to take place, and the order of the procession:— ‘The inauguration will take place at 12 o’clock precisely. Anationsl salute will be fired at sunrise, and 4 salute of one hundred guns immediately after the iaaagaration. The ssion will form on Canal street, at 11 o'clock precively, under the Girection of Brig. Gen. E. I. Tracy, and marshal of the day, wad will move from thence own Chatres street to Jackson square, where an oration wid be delivered dy L. J. Sigur, Eeq. ‘The square will be open for the reeaption of ladies, for whom seats have been provided, at 11 o'clock. ORDER OF PROCESSION. Marshal. Military Es sort. Grand Marehal. Jackson Monument Asso Clark Milis, Avilst Newton Richards, Designer, and Architect of Pedestal. Ocator of the Day. Governor of the State and StaT. Lieulonant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accousts. State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Edasation. Attorocy General, Surveyor General. Members of tho Senate and Honse of {epresontatives. Mayor of the ity and Rseordoers, Mombers of the Common Council. Ciiy Ofivera. Velerans of 1814-1815. Colored Veterans of 1814-1615. Mejor Gen. Twiggs, U. 8. A., and Staif Officers cf the Army sad Navy of ths Ua'tos Si Major Gon J. L. Lewis and Sta, OfRiceze of the Militia, Collector of the Pact, Naval Officer, Surveyor of the Cas- ea ani toaster, Invited cae Distiogaished Strangors. Foretga Consuls. Judges of the Supreme Court. Tudges of the Unt-ed States Courts. Judges cf the Mistrict Gonrts and District Attorney. orks of District Coorta. Justices of the Peace of the Sta'a. Varehal Mazons—Graad Lodge and Subordtaate Lodges. Five Departresnt with Bannors. Incependent O:der of Uda Pellowa. Screwmen’s Bensvolent Association. Marsbal. Directors, Teachers and Ma! s of the Pubiic Sshools, t ceiver and Register of the Laad Offics. The Superintendent an} Oficers of (ue Mint. e 8. Navy and Pension Ageat. Recorder of Mortgages and Reg! Clorgy. Members of tue Bar. Members of the Me tical Socisty. Admitisiration of the University of Loulsixna. Law Faoulty of the University of Louisiana. Medical Faculty of the University of Louisiana. Notaries Publi mere! oneal th New Orleaas Ly pographical Union. Now England Society. jarshel. Key Stone Society. Charitable Bocteties, Howard Association, French Benevolent Society, Hebrew Renevclent Society. German Society. St. Joseoh’s herald Shamrock Benevolent Society. Portuguese Benevolent Society. anish Benevolent Society. Italian Bensvoient society. Board of Underwriters. Chamber of Commeree. Board of Health. Administrators of the Charity Hospital. United Laborers’ Benevolent Association. Incorporated Institutions and other Societies. Sons of Temperance. Harbor Master, Port Wardens. Captains of Versels and Steamboats. Strangers aad Ci'izens generally. Marsbal. Military Escort. er of Conveyances, DesPerats APFRAY IN A Sonoon House 1 ‘Texxereen.—The Lebanon (Tenn) Herald of the 24th ult, Lay the following ascount of a terrible and fatal fight in archool room, in Wilson county, in that State :-- e most distressing homicide we ever hoard of oocnrred in this county, about sevon miles northoast of Lebanon, on last Monday morning was a week ago,-botween Rufut Watron and hia throe sons on the one aide, and two sons of Jchn New on the other. The unfortunate difficulty cceunned ina school room. Young New, aged about nivetavn years, waa shot through the heart aud expired immediately; and his little brother, some thirteen or tourteen years of was almost literally cut to piecos— ‘no less, , than seven dangerous woun is. Scrange as it may appear, he is atill living, and hopes aro enter'ained of his recovery. Rufus Watson recoivel the contenta of a pistol, loaded with bird shot, in the brenst, but was not rerloasdy hurt. ‘The difisulty grow out of en old tiat had existed between the heads ot the reepretive familles. Watson and his sons were examined nt faylopevi'ie on Friday last. On hearing the evidence the eat belt thom to Uail in the ann of $4,00), Ons of the beys was bailed out, but the other tw» and the fathor, failing to give bail, were committed to jail to await thelr trial at the next term of tho Cirouit Court, A Filmore club has been formed in tho Firat Congres stonal district of Pennaylyanie SW YORK HERALD, ‘SATURDAY, ‘FEBRUARY 9, 1856, Annual Report of the Direetor of tne United | States Mint. Mint or Taz Usirep States, Panaperuta Jan SL, 1856, T have the honor to preseat tho tol owi operations of the Mint of the United States branche, including tue As-ay Ofer, vor the y The deposits receives and ¢ inage executed at the prin- cipe! Mint during too year. we @ ao followa:—G sla de- pestis, $10,634 103 84; a coin stuck, $10,604,451; ine gold bars, $16 208 14, Stiver deposits, nclusing allver separa od from California goid, ant silver purchas- age, $1,419,170; erppay coinage 40 79: Total deposi s ‘of gels and alte $13,214 660 69: Total 2 93, he col , $12,046 0f vd io. 0 sheoh 6 was comprised in © Operations of the Mint, except “he receiving of de- posite, and melting, Asanylog and pene the sitet were Suspended on te 19th of July last at which time th» Tepairs to the Miat buildinz, by an appropcia its wade by the Iai Coagross, ommeonced, be con- pin oto Danese ro ir6 Was Ortirusted to oflivers desiyas- tea by ,the Treasw y Hepartment,apd they wore »eiag con- pleted in the n&got thorough and su>steatial manner, 69 8s to rence’ tho nNBt edifice ia all its deparimeats ea- tirely fixe prow Av rgatage has also bece takea of the opportunity thus offere> 40 Sairoduce uefa) obanges and Improvements in the rounge@porop iucei to the diferent branches of curinos, wherey the eflictoncy of the Mint, end the seeurl'y of the treawcre therein will o¢ g estly edvanced ava promod. During the suspeasioa of coia- age, Ceporits were zecerved and paid as Lere‘ofure, so that Po inocnveuience to copostiord hay w6-ulad therofrou, But, {be accumulation of tulllen; and. tbe necesity of Supplying cola, especially to the Creasnry of the United tes, Lave made it necessary to resa ce the coinage 44 rations, notwiihssandiog the work upoa the repairs isin an unfini-hed state, [ue preparation of stands d iogots for coinage waa commenced om the 4th cf the p-eisnt month, and the duiivery of ocins to tho Creasury was re- sumed'on the 19h ins. The Mint is now ia a be ¢fficient operation, sithough comsidersbic incoave @-nce 18 experienced in ‘consequence of tc repairs not beiag fuily comeleted. The suspension 0” coinage tor a period o! gix months, will sufficiently aczonnt tor the dtmial- shed operations of the principal Miot during the past err. The deposits received at the branch Mint at New Ur- leans amounted to $2 862,610 69. of which the sum of $481,156 84 was in gold, und $2,4.0,959 86 m silver. The cvinege was $450,500 in’ gold, and $1,918,000 in silvar. Total oclosge, $2,368,500; the number of pieces struck was 5,656, The branch Mint at San Frarcisco received of gold de. pois the sum of $20 876,310 00; of siver, the sam of 269,787 47. The coinage operations wee ‘ag foil>ws:— Goid coin, $17,508 100; tine god burs, $88,782 50, un- parted or unrefived glu bars, $3,270,504 93;' sliver ooin- age, $164,075. Total colaage opera'i us, $21,121,152 43 comprised in 1,477,272 pieces. Tne ceposi s received wt tne branch Mint at Dablonegs were ic goid, $116 662 07; the evinage, (gulo) $116,778 50; the number of pieces siru tk was 25 +68, At the branch Mint et Charlotce rhe sum of $216,988 8S was coyosited for coinnge. The cuinags comprised ia 68,308 pieces xmounted Ww $2 5 80. The overad of this branch, a5 well ax that ca «blushed at Dabloaega, are coofived to goid. The Avany Offi e at New York received durtog the year the sur cf $26,687 701 24 i gola bullion, and the further sum of $250,160 08 in sliver; of chi: amount the sams of $195,214 44 was parted (rum gold, and 82,051 87 was de- rived from the Lake Soperior mines, ‘tte numoer of fue Bold burs stamped at this office was 6,182 of be aggre- gate value oF $40,441,815 03. For the bullion dep rfid Guing the year, pnywent has been made in fine god bars, to the acount of $17,446,247 74, and in coins to the smouot of $2 02 68 The en ire mmounts reooivel at tho Mint and tis braucko:, iacluding the A-eny Oflice, duisg tha year, d, $56,862,922 02; sicver, $0,711,448 TAUTY 08. e' operations for the same poriod wore as coins, $28 977.008; flnsg Ld oars, $20,616 - 0 ; 6 3 1; silver coics, , copper coins, $16,030 Toval coinage $56,812,782 99; ¢ropriced in 16,907, 807 pirces, Ivis proper to remarg toat the aguregav of the depo- cits above presented embraces a consiceruble amoant of re-ceposits, as, for example, unparted or uvarefined bara mede at Sac Francisco are sometines re-cepesiied at the other miniing establishments, aad & poction of the be bars formed at ihe Assay Oftee are cran-ferred to the repors of the cegve, and " le to @ country so grestly favored the original prod f the motei—that it large are enililed 98 or aiced, is the gold is put into shupe and size for clrenia! The the Mint is respectfully ress . tion. The reasons foes ceeeuaed So Your cpastiore need not be repeated here. The fy pty as fckas requent calls uj frem the dea wvich ax tion. usto ural b caplet ov the onbife medals 1} a that the estsblihmont cf ech wm ofits ead ps great public benofit. Ax the statement of the tm»1al di ennexed tu my last report did not pod dT gna at tho Mint, ana was in one or two other Particulars not | ipo accurate, I bave caused a more correct lt to prepsrea, which is herewith presented, Taleo a tech to this repoct seversl tubular statements, exhipttiog the full de'ails of the operasions of the mist an¢ its branches, inciuding the assay office, for tne past year; alu, reveral statistical tables relating to the do posits and eciuage of previous years, and showing the States and feriitories trom when the precious metals have been received. Ihave the nouor to be, wi h great ree] ful servant, JAMES ROSS SN Director of the Mint. To the Pxzarvewr of the United 8's’ ea, +, your faith- ‘OWDEN, fetana. Lousiana, was inaugurated in the Executive chair, at casion @ very spirited addrees, from which we exirac those portions whieh rolae p-incipelly to the affairs o the nstivn, and the Governor's views of the new mow Nothing Oruer:— Itis ceeply to bo regretted that the overshadowing power of ibe federal gore nent, in its actual adminis tention, rheuld 60 much divert tLe attention of the peo. ple from a proper consideration of the iveal waats of there reepective States, Tu the struggle on the one hand to entarge, and on the Other to Lint the powor of Congress to those post ively delegated, parties are orgenized with reference to (eforat ins: es alone. our demes ic interest touched ia every di- rection (by our home legislation), ure forgotien, neglect- odor absorred io the contest tor federal power. This practica! working of our aouble systema was not an- ticipated by the framers of the coastication of the Uaiied States. Had Congress confined itself to the ex-cutioa of the few grants of power delegate to it vy the several soverergntics that compose the Union, the result would have beon ¢ifferest, and woul! not have deviuted from that ancictpated by Our fatuers; "bu: Coagross has pro- ceeded step by step to extend by impiica oe its power, and to control develope} or modily interaats which werd lefs by the constitution to the operations of nacural causes the shurp rivalry ef indivilual ea.erprine and the wisdom of State legisiati uw. It is not my parpose to review the history of what has been justly regerded ae tho usurpation of Coogre: to trace out tLe manner in which its limite. heen extended to subjects not properly within ita cou- trel exd wade to bear on the bighest interests, which cught to bave been and were reeerved ax exclusively apperiaining to ike State government. But I am compelled i say thas the stee¢y encroach. ments mace by Congress ca the reserved rights of the Srates has not only rancticned but svcouraged outrage, that if not checked will undoubtedly result in a dissoia- on of the Union. 1 do not wish to speak lightly of the Union; next to the liberty «t the citizen and the sovereignty or the Statos, [ regare 11 ag the “primary object of yatttotic desire.”” ‘It ehoutd be dear to ue os aden imeat, and dearer to us Dor its rel yaluo. Rut itennnot have escaped observation that the hod which tnis Union once bad upon the alfec- trons of the Sonth has beeo materialiy weatoned, and ‘hst ils dissolution is now frequently spoea oi, if not with absolute kvity, set with posiuve indufereuce, and ‘able. © \birty years ago, when a distinguished ctiisen of the United States caid it was time to calcwute the vue of the Union. a general buest of indignation through wut the courtry was the patriotic response. Now, goid man aod wire men do caiculate the value of the Caion, ana the public heart coe# not seem to be aggrieved by tie Mint tor ccipage. Neaucting these red 3, the actaal awount of the precions :aetals brou, juto tha Mia’ and its brenches during “ho year was $55, a's7. ‘The amouct of gold of domestic productions deposited ia 1856 was $40,501,760 11, viz; from the racific sie of the Union, including a coposit of $90) from Yew Mexico, $48,080,489 64; und from the Atlantic States, $002,- 349'57, Since the paasege of the act of March 3, 1853, authorir- ing a reduction in the weight of the silver coiaaga, thece huve teen issued the folowing amounts, viz:—la 1853, $,8,654,161 ; in 1864, $8,619,7' in 1865, $5,601,246; makivg a total ot $26,774 As few, if any, of these coins have been exported, and dnt a smal tmount used in the arts, 1: will be seon that a large addition bas teen made to the silver coinage in cir- culation. The issuing of a faw millions more of silver coin ‘Ve all that may be required in view of the exclusion of Gee circulation of silver; ant the small denominations of the go.d cvinnge in many of the States of the Unioa, by the use of bank notes of alow denomination. We suall never, it is believed, fuily realize the benefits of # ssuad apecie c'rculation, until all bank notes—at least below the Genomication of twenty dollars—shaul be exsluded from cirovlation, And it seoms worthy of the consideration of Congress. as wuggested in ine Mint repor: for 1833— ‘wnotber some provirion is not practicable other by 1ax- ation other efiicient meaus, to remedy the evil in uestion. ieimay be interesting to present in one view, the en tire coinage operations ut all the Mints and tae Assay Of fice since thoir organizstion. ‘Thoy are as followa: Mint of the U. §., at Philadelphia, (1793),8277,283,803 87 ch Mint at New Orleans, (1838)... ranch Min‘ at Duhlonega, (1838) Branch Mint at Charlotte, (18 Branch Mint at San Francisco, (1! Aseay Office at New York, (1864) ‘The chief part of this large amount has béen received aince Decem oer, 1848. and is the production of the mines ot California, viz. :—$312, 224,508 77. In tormer report some reasins were euggested tending to show that the large am unt of goid trom Casifornia, and that produced from Australia, need excive 29 apprehonsions in regard to apy materia! cisturbanse in the value of the precious me'a’s; yevit connot but be apparent that this facrease rend-rs it highly ie.portant chat States aud ne ions should extena the uses of gold, and drive out of extst- ences that which afreuiates ia piace of it. There is ove poiut conaected with this sabjact, and the gererri manegenent of che national coinage, which, al- thovgh left by law to the discretion ot tae director of the Mist, aud cannot ba mnde the sndjest of particaler legislation, yet ia of «o much impyrtance vo the eommu- nity generelly, thaé this occasion seem avprapriate to ‘and genera] understanding. Tis 80th see. je cenoral Mint Iaw—aet of January 18 1837— provides that, “ia the den tke Treaeuer shall comply with tha wishes depositor, unless whea impracticable i nient to do in which case the deaomias coin ehall be designaced oy the Director." the fact that the dopoviters are aleays prid before the bullion ‘6 operated upon, from astock of cot previously dy, ists evident that in the preparation of auch ppiy ot’ coin, the Director is to use bis discretion ta regerd io the denominations before conferiiog wish ce witors, And tuey may or may not decxacily sttived in the pay went, btedly,fin the ivsne of erins, every proper stten- should be given to the probabie demind, avd expo- cho silver cotnsge, which, it is to be presamed, is wantel for imaedin's use, and not for storage in yeult Herets fore, toe general practics bas beea to pay the depositors in the coin they have dew re |, and it is not inter ded by “hese observations t» give notice tust this usage willbe enirey abandoned. But tao chief dosign of a national mint is fo subserve the interosts of the. peo- ple at age preferably toa tew inrgo owners of oudion or coin, The interes! of ihe public and of depowtora is notalysys concurrent in the matter under discuss on. Depositors of large owounts cn'! for theic edaia a form which gives the least trouble to count; and banking insti. tutions, inadcition to that, may prefer ftina form not likely to be drown ont. Many who presen’ cuew euscks at thore institutions would donbuless ask for specie, bat are Ceterred from doing so by the expectation of recciv ing double eagies instead of half or qtarser eagles. Ina word, the pinin offect of iasning goid coin of a lerge size is to keep down the otreaigtion of apecie and Inaronse the use of paper money, This remark of conrsa dogs not ap- ply to such locatities where paper Lit ay prohtol as for example in the State of California, beranse ia such case the different currencies cagno: sme ia con- flict. Before the act of Congress anthorizing the fsaniag of gold in stamped bars, there was, it is true, a necessity for the isu cf large coins ns well to meet the demand for shipment to Enropo, asin some measure to the presaure upon the Slat. ‘There was no hu prioty in going through the manipulations au! whe Oe grreag making small gold coin, to be melted down in foreign mints or roiineries, Ju» ac 855.320 64 329 872 BL +2. 498,868,589 82 3. ations of cia delivered, comparatively Jow estimate that is sowedmes placed upon it, Mirgovernmeat has produced this iamentable charge. It should alweys be remembered that every intarpreta- tion of the constitution “not sanctioned by its letter and split, torms the basis for futore uawacrantable coa- etiuction; and so we shall gv on untiin toe end the States bee: me mere dependencies, and life, liberty ana property shell lie at the mercy of onked majorities of Congress. Such has been, and such is, the tendency of federni legisiation; nor is this all. Nisregarding the rights of the Siates, Congress secus to have looked maiuly to the interests cfa section of the country watil that ravdr- ed section has begua to contiter the constitution not only aa made for 18 advantage slone, bat actually as 6 means of aggression upon the rights, the interes and the honor ot the slave States; so that at this time a party has been formed, and 1s in a relative ssceadancy in the Jower branch ot Congress, with no other bond of union than « settled phryose to make war on the fastitutions cf the South. Not that these institutions are burttul to the North, but because they are in conilict with one ot the forms ‘of fanaticiam, whitch the gaisgaided pesple of the North hrve adopted through the designs of artful cuvetous only of their own political advancement. Unless the progress of this fosanity is chesked, the Union will econ be a matter of history. Unity of action on the part of the South, a determination, calmly made, and fear'essly executed, to permit no fartber enc-oach- ments, can slope peepetuate the Union of those States; axd that Union is not worth prece:vation it wa of th South are to be incessantly engaged in and out of Con- qrese In de'ending oureelves from the attacks of chose who uso the Union ay 2 menns of aasanit upon us. I ras, therefore, ieovmo the painful duty of every stave State divtinott; ¢clare that no further aggression wil be permitted, snd to invite the co-eperation of every State fa vindialing ta the last extreme the righ’a s0- cured by the constitution, and which are immeasurably of more value then the constitution itself. Toe South 1s satisfied with the principles of the Kansas and Nebraska pill, and it is to be hoped they wiil be adopted by the returning good sense of our Northern brethren, To use the language of Mr. Caioun, that great statesman whose sagacity 60 reldom deceived and whore wisdom 69 rarely erred, they are the principles of ‘:justice, the constitutiom and cell government,” the principles “only on which the question of Soutaean rights can be <ettled. It can beset- ued on that groun® simply by non-action, by leaving the Territories free and open to the emigration of alt the world, and when they become States to adopt whatever constitution they please with, the single restriction to ba republican. "? ‘The party cry that no more slave States are t> be ad- wiites inte the Unioa, is not oaly #@ insult to the siave notonly a direet vi n of the constitatioa, bul if acted upon by Congress, will bo fatal to the South. Thold it to be certain, that if the timo shal! ever com when the South shai bein a clear minority ia the Senate, as it Is in the foure and Faectorul College, tha: the ag- gre-eive spint of the Norh wilt cirect tue legislation of Covgress so that the South will be obliged to apandon the Union. We must always be in @ mivori’y in the House of eprcrentutives and the Elecvoral Collers and vo guerd rguinet the wrongs that majocides are prone to icffict, the South wust no be ia a winority in ta» Senate, It is worre than useless to dieguise trom ourseives tho tendency ef evens, Heretofore, the safety of the South has been in party ; now its only hove of satety is in party; ictusaim ata higher recurity, aod that without « fn the constitution, evn ba found only, in at least juilibrum in the Senste. TheNorth stroggls to oy the equiiorium that she may hava a like as- dincy iv every branch of toe government; we must ve to proveet ourselves. the North y, not for ivs protection, but for our Vhenever, theref re. it shall be made to appear that we are sotto be permitted to guard ourselves from wrong--whenevor [t shall te mae to aopoar that no more elivo States are to by adtnitted into the Union, the lime fer a separation wil bave arrived. Pos‘pone it, and it may be imposed dle; ouseelves and our children may Iecome the meanest of vaseats under the forms of constitutional la e, sad we shall have forfei od deservedly our beritege of fre‘dom, and the memory ot onr ancestors be but the bra:d of onr owa shame. 1 bave thus endeavored to paes in revie¥ very bricily, | and very generally, the leading topies that demand the attention of those interested wich ihe daties of iegisia- tion. Bat T#hould be Going injustice to may own feolings, if 1 did mot congratulate you upen the triumph acaieved in the recent political stroggie in this State by tho friencs of constitutimat freedom and religious livery, over a recret sosiety organized for the purpose of do- mivicg cl'izens of their ,ogal right, by the uajust, if not unconstintonal perversion of the legitimate purposes of the ballot box. y In despotic governments, where freedom of epeech and f-cadom of the press are forbiddea, and whe re those who make the Jaws do not sepresont those upon whom the law is to be executed, tho rebel patriot may well plan in secret the mode in which tyrauny 1s to be overthrown and liberty established ; but in a government like ours, eeciecy can only be the badge of wrong. the treportant changs in our mint laws, before vo'err ‘to, & distinction has been made to meet the dewiuds of trade, by which gold intended for exportation is cast into fine bers, whilst that which is nosded tor homo corsumption, is converted into coin. It wo look at the example of the wealthiest and mos: civilized naticas of the globe we shail find that their largest gotd ein, to speak ina general way, does not exsoed our nalf gagle in value. Such is the case in Great Britain, Frasce, Rus ia, the Netherlands and other countries. Thoce aro pleces or ten thalora, about oight dollars of our money, co'ned in G , but apparently for internationsl use. 1. samo may be said of the American doubloons, of Wideh the amount coined {s small. I: would no longer be an embarrasement to the prinsipal Miu‘, nor to th: brencher, excepting, perhaps, the branch’at San Fran foarte to a) ieantinee ey Riekiy Hs = tended particnia: apply—to coin all the gold that {4 T'a)y to be offered in pleves of five dollars ani less, It is true that nearly as much Jabor {a expended in the manu- ‘acture of gold dolar or s quarter caglo as of an oag!s or double eagle; and in thus offering to make the ama’ denominations, 's large Increase of work is assumed; bul this consideration is met by another, that the division o° labor and the present ‘Micieosy of the Mint ostablish- mente, ea, when tho repairs at the Mint are fully comp'eted, will enable us to meet such increaso without additions! srnicis oe The manv’ of fine bars at the Asvay OMce in New York, and the ooinage at the branch miat st San Francisco, have #6 divided the work upon gold bullion ag to remove all apprehension of difficulty or delay. In the cotnage of the half esgle, particularly, ve shail be mate- rally nided by a yory remarkable machine inyont for the final acjustment of the weights of vidual parchets, This instramont was manu‘actured at Paris, aud bas been introduced into the mint there, and one of similar powers is also employed in the mint of Eagland, The one imported for the United States mint {s adapted to tbe half eagle only. It ts justly gogarded as a triamph of niecbaniemy, Tt a not by any means assumed thet the coinnge of the esgle and the double eagle should bo dis- continued; on the con'rary, they willbe indispensable at San Francisco; they may in som emergonctes be required at Philadelphia and at Now Orleans; but asa general rule adayred to the principal mint and to the braneles in the Atlintic States, it is belioved that the time has como vo return to the smader denominations of gold coin; ta- Truth courts discussion, and there can be no motive for the conocalxent unlesé the end be evil, or the me aurea corrupt or unlawful. The object of this secret organization was to diserimmate betweon ciizeus, when the law ma ‘e no discrimination. and the means adopted wore golemn obligations, by which all freedom of action n pelitical Jie was relinquished, and all individaality merged in obedionee to the cecrees of others. Tao pur- pore and pian deserved su have received ihe unqualified condemneticn of the people. A difference of opinion may reasonably exist as to the propriety of » modification cf the naturalizat’on laws; all conour in the opinion that they should be com evarion; but the reasoning is necessarily failacious which can reconcile the oxerctse of a legal right with the accom- pliehment of an {llogal object. 1tbas never been Genicd, ro far as I am avare, that one of the objects of that organization was to prevent a naturalized citizen from holding public office, which the Jaw opened to him as well as native citizen. To de- feat legal rights by indirection, is more reprehensible than w do +o directly, for while ‘neither can be jastifed, the one, at alleventa, has the merit, poor though {t be, of bolanese, while the other clearly involves the violation ie ae Sr onect ually apply to the attempt to same ol ons apply attem othoe, wi uch @ test in anwar make religion » test for f with the plain letter of the constitution. It is ia vain to deny thet such a test was made by the party Just de- feated, if not throughout the State, yet certainly in some parte of it, and it is not a little remarkablo that those even who repudiated the anti-Catholic test did co-operate and are now affiliating with the very persons who most carnestly insisted upon it, fhe rebuke which this party has rectived in this State may teach useful counsels ior ‘he fatnre. Svanding onco more cn that temple of Hherty, framed dy the wirdom of our ancestors, lot us cliog with equal tenacity to every portion of the grand fabric. Diffsring As we must upon questions of administration, let as pre serve in its purity the spirit of our great confsderation; above oi), let na arive from our polities’ altars, where men (/ «|! races and all creets are permitted to worehi| frewlon:, the pretended saints who think that the! equality is oly for their race and the r creed, na If all aro 1 allke children of the same Godhead, and helrs or (evs of the same liberty this v pon the vod al) ed - ticularly ap pi grou ready acver wea t the greater portion of real Pursuant to pa. able money, and 1 ipomanng h Tae terest 8 corainal point as which propriety of the organiza‘ion of a meda! office at eprescared is not obstrucied. Inaugazal Address of the Governor of Lov- Be: cn Rouge, oa the 28.b alt. He delivered on the oo- | aC suing almost the whole tn pieces mot larger than the half The lee-Bound Ports of Philadelphia anf Ba.umore. {From the 0} Mr. Wu. B. Thomas was called to preside, and Mr, Sti. wo'l 8, Bishop appeiated Sec etary. : ‘The call for the meeting was read. Mr. Joun H. Dram, then offered the following preamble and resolution: — Whereas the obstruction by ice to that part of the Delaware river Letween the Point Huse and Chester renders {t impee- Lid w a ask a cetrctpads nS a, that's comailae of lwelva be appointed to adopt Such mew Ure aa roay be Decessery to secure the 0 je0t View. and to obtain #uly tions sufficient to cover « Pepre that ray be inow: ‘The resolution was adopted, and the following gsatie- | men Sppointed to consti.uce the committee:—Jone HL ; Diehl, James C. Hand, Charles C. Witlng, Elston = syerous, Alex Heron, Jr., Samuel E. a. | , Tromas W. 8 Vil | Tae gr gomas W. Sweeney, 0. iL Wikson, A. J | fir. Duan, as chairman of the committee, them Ae, quested on ‘expression of opinion ‘i } measures to be adopted. sihitenDaeiase yt 3 ' ees ud ; Wo before snnounced that Gov. RC. Wick'itfs, of | iy we rig EAve 4 deucrivtion of the proveas of blow- 16 Up r0css anc other obstructions from uater the aar- fave of tho waler, ciscovered by him some yours end made known at the time throug. SUltman’s Jou | This process bad been employed in diowiug up the Ri George, end the ricks at Hurlgate, New York. This pro cess, he thought, might be adopted Pectec’ safety im | blowing up thetce ou the Delaware —Themathod taclates the plseing of darre's of gunpowder under the ice in com tain porions of the river, and explodiog the mass by vanic eymmmunication He thougs that there shoud bo | mo lack of exertion vecause of the raic. Tne climate of the city wae eo ehangenble that no reliance could be placed ow a) ‘ance of moderation. Mr, We. oM8 eid be had no doubt that the me- | Vigetion of the Delaware could be kept open without re- sorting to gunpowder. What waa Was steam boats, to run up and down the rivor eon innally during | the severe spells of weather. He waa thankful foc tue | advice ct Prot. Bare, but thous ht tt would not be neces sary to adepttbe measure recomm-nded. Astion wae demanded. The ice buat had been found to be ina bad concition, sng inadequate to tho wants of the port. there eboutd be two boats, at all events, icasmach as one was at all times lialie to be disabled by acsident, The bus- neas of the port had bron suspended for a waole month, and one-tweifth of the commereial marine lost to the cit: Some measures snould be udepted to prevent a re currence of this state of things Mr. Dient though: that the remarks of the Presideat wert jerfeotly proper, as looking, not only to the vreavas, but to the future wanis of the pot. He argued for ee employment of two beatae, whico should be bsy ond tae control of the Couacila. He thought the coma'ties abould be instructed in regard to the course they were te purus. A pr posal was received from Francia P, Marray, offee- ing to rémeve the obstrucitons (0 navigation of the Dela ware, for a distarce of eight miles, fur $8,000. Mr. Bisnor stated that 61,000 had al-eaay been sab- sertbed by merchants and others. tr. Wot. 8. FIERCE thought tha’ it should be within the scope of the ¢ maitiee to inquire whether the proper point at which the port should be renehed was not Leegas. Island, nd argued, at great leng*h, to show the a 'rite of Leugue Islanc fora haven in all seasoas. H: asserted that a vessel rtaring rom Leegue isiaad was about het 8 doy nearer the ocean then oxe starting fcom our preset whurves, and that the former point was the natural pop of Philede: chia. a Mr. Gerry quo‘ed the eatecprising example of Basan the where the ctty wes now employed in removing sno, melting of which, iv was th ught, would eudanger property of merchanta on Milk aud other saa | s*reem, Why cowid not Pbi adelptia #pend » few thousand dollace wh: n such important interes is were at stake? Tt was moved that the commi tee be instruc’ad to tke into consiaerstion mensuzes for keeping the port cpea fa future. Air, Tiowss did not want the ices to go out that thie Port could not be kept open in 91 westaer. He selteved ouberwise, and hs thought this could be done without moving tae port cown (0 League Island Mr, ALEX, UeRoN thought t iat (hilecelphis would have been better off than avy of her rival cities tf tue 12¢ boat shao been properly managed. He ridiculet the ides of movirg the port fe League Island, which he thougat wae directly in the midst of the didiculy. Coat tsland was pow one great ive oank. He was in favor of keeping the port where it was, oud the proper employment of bests to keep the river open ju, dx Punnce replies, and contended that {fice banks ex- feted at Leagve Island, they had ts be cvercome, ead miles further of diificu'ty, before the present port com be reuched. There was ono peculiar interest whieh thin meeting had to guard against, aad that was the interests of the owners of the towpvoats, He would tell this meeting that the time would come when the great ship ing business would be removed to ere A and ad street would be the great artery of P: ie. The motion to instrust the committee was agreed to. Mr. HrRON stated thet vossels had not succeeded ip reaching League Island; they had only got up as far ea Fort Miiiin, ‘On motion the mee.ing then adjourned. {Fr m the Baltimore American, Fe». 7.) ANOTHER EFFORT 70 OPEN THE HARBOR. Yesterday morning another eftort way begun to opveae track down the river, for the reliet of those vessels inside the mcuth of toe rivor. Yesterday afternoom sixty were employed tn cuttmg a track trom the prist where the Reiiet was, nearly opposite the Lasaretto. The mode'of work 1s to reduce the toicknesa of the ice, which is aflerwards broken by the Relief, ana a number of mes im the rear with poles push the flosting cakes under the ed on each side Cine hein Sd tha' no obstruction will resented, To-day, we understand, two ice ploughs, cach capable of cutting a track four inches deep, with tas aid ot one horse to euch, will_ve put to work, and {t fe thought that in two anda if daye, with the Relief te follow, a track to Annapolis will be opene?. We under- stand the seamboat Georgia, which left Annapolis em Tuesday morning for No: folk, proceeded as far as Thome? Point, when she wes obliged to return. it being imponsd- bie for her to make her way through the ico. The ice af this point was three feet thick where ic had not bem Gisturbed. An observation was made from the cupola of the Oa) | tol at Annapolis, by means of a large telescope, and acisiance of probably seventy miles the pay presented an unbroken field of ice, The prospeet, toerefore, af opening @ track, except for the relief of those vewels which are lying north of Annepolis, is poor at present, nor can it be hoped thas any of the vessels awatting am opportunity to goto sea will be able to do so until the | brcabing up ef the ico with the approach of spring amé probably not before the first ot Mares. The ise is mot ko thick in the harbor as is generaily suppwed. Yee- terdey it was meavured in several places aud the greatest thickness found was thirteen inshes. Che mers iromente were made from a point in a line with the fot of Careine street, acrogs to the ficm of Messrs. Dobbin & Warfield, ond ft was found that tne ice near the latter place wad thickest, wrile near the wharf on the nor'h side of the harbor it was only nine inches. {ne ice velow ts thicker, ard it fs supposed there «i be o moarauvelp litle difficuity in the harbor, if the trace in the river can be sccomp ished. The steamebip Joseph Whitmey, of the Bo-tou lime, got up steam yesterday, but wa unable to proceed more than a short distance, Tee Federal Bill ferry boat, which has savceeded during tae past week in keeping open a track from the foot of Jaiam dock to Hughes street, was unsble to get out of her allp | yesterday, Destructive Fire in Augusta, Ga. [From tho Angusta Chronicie, Feb. 6.{ One of the most extensive fires, tn the number of buile ings ceatroved, cocurred in thus city about tweiva o/clogkt Suocay night, that has been for many years, The Gre Ce ene inaehop on Chew's alley, oceuvied as bay table sto-¢ by Bul! Hale, a vegro, trom whones is ex in every direc'ion, cv suming to i s progress some ¢ roa- ty: five or thirty buildings af ail descricticns. was blowing a stiff breeze from the norsawest, and ts was ixtensely ccld, which rendered the labors of our gailamt firemen’ doubly severe. We subjoia a list of the oasual- ies, aa far as wo have been able to collect them:— ON BROAD STRERT. Tuo wooden hove on the northeest corner of Broad street and ho alley, belonging to the ostate of Z. Tarpim, occupied by J. Renklaa a Grocery snd provision store; & wooden house, ocovpied by J. B. Hanzo as a boot and shoo maker's shop; a wooden house the property of Me. Miller, occupied a6 @ barber’s shop in front—residenee unoccupied; @ wood house, owned by Vizzini, of Rick mond, Va., occupied asa grocery store and re:idence by A. P. Wert; a wood house, owned by B. McKennon. ovea- pied by him av rosidemce above utairs, and below by ir. Bruce, a8 8 milfnery store. A srood-houss belong- ing to J. Abruusm's esta‘e, occupied by Dusch & Pilat ae a bar-rocm. A three-story brick store and dweliog, be- longing to Mru. Kinchley, cecupled by R, Aldworth as @ grocery store. ON ELLIS STRERT. A wooten house, owned by B. F. Chew, and occupied Ly Mrs. Brown, dreas-maker. A wooden house bel Mr. Gross asa dwelling. wood house belonging to Pizzini, of Richmond, Va., wa- cecupied. A wooc house, owned by B. McKennon, end cceupied by Mra. Hadley. A wood house owned and oe upied by Mrs. ftus. dwellings of Mr. Haoze and Mrs. Martin were both dewag*d, but not consumed. Several dwellings, rabies, and other build the ‘evern! otal ings on Hey, were consumed, but we did not learn to whom they @longed or by wnom’ occupied. Tux AvsvRN Parrrcrpg—The trial of Fite- gerald for the murder of his fathor, mother and terminated in a verdict of A maa ly brother Hide cipal witness agaiost him. ere were NO eden tr pons oe toe risoner, and his coonyei made no argument to the jary, but the case was snbmitted te them under the charge of the Court. They were twenty minutes. During the whole trial (says the Ame rican) the prisoner was net moved if the neither did the verdict of the jury start him in his chair. He left the court room ina swageering mauner, bidding de fiance, in bis coumtenance, to the whole bar of jastlos, relates: Nobrasta bill toa se- saree of that committees have submitted recommending that Territorial Le ginlaturen choald beabeola their low-malk'i ver, ‘ancl that Congress should have no power of the laws parsed py them. It also recommends thet the peo- plo of tho Zerritorlo should elect their judges sad vernors, But it still leaves the billto be paid by United States. Hon, Robert Toombs, of Georgia, declining to recetve any compenestion for his lecture on slavery, the oom- mittee, et his reqnest that the amoumt should pe given te a society for aiding ‘ants, has paid over the sum cf x hundred dodlars the Germag Kmigrany Ald Society,