The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1856, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7252. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. wo Dowd duet at the usual hour, Sypervisor Ely in ebair, o CORONERS’ BILLS. be bits of the four Coroner's for the quarter ending a June, amounting in the aggregate to $3,084 6234, for tests and expenses, during that pertod, and $355 for mortem examinations, were referred, Several small sof siall newspapers for advertising, were also re- ‘ed. he Board adjourned to Wednesday next, at 12 o’clock om the statute requires them to pass upon assessmens Ss. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. saac ©, Barker, Esq., President, in the chair. Te Board held the first meoting of the July seastons tevening. ‘evera! petitions, amongst which was that of 750 citi- 8 of New York, praying that the Crystal Palace may oain on Reservoir square, were received and refer- * COMMUNICATION FROM, THE CORPORATION COUNSEL. A communication was réceived from B, Shepard, sQounse! of the Corporation, in answer to a resolution of he Board, respectivg the city railroad cara, by which it Py that the Councilmen passed an ordnaace authori- be ra Mayor to grant or revoke at his pleasure, licen ‘0s for iroad cars, and fixing the price of each at $100 per suuum. On the question of the legality of the measure, the Corporation Counsel answers :— First. ther the Common Council have a right to give to the Mayor the right to gran: or revoke licenses of eity railrosd care? To this question answer, that the Mayor bas power, without any grant from the Common ‘Council. Second. Whether the Common Council have the right to fix the tariff fur heenses at $100 per anaum for each car? To this question I answer, in some cases clearly Bot; in othe oe right may exist. For a fuller auswer to this question I refer to a subsequent part of my ‘opinion. Third. Whether the Common Council have the right to impose a penalty of $200 for running a car without ti- cense? To this question Tanswer in the affirmative; but it must be imposed us a police regulation, and not as an exercise of the taxing power. Upon this point I b eave to refer quent portion of my opinio: ‘Ordered w be printed. TUS COS? OF PRINTING I leation fro: » for printing for the exhibited a curious contrast— ance, that ith its 60,000 circulati wi the Day Book, a sm v For the period from Janu- the Mercantile Journal was man Jow print), $412 03; New York Henan $199. communication was refer- , ft appears for the Pya % that the } The tota! red to the Cormitee on Finance. Aucthe unication was received from the Comp- troller in reiaiton to the annual a iations for tre tis cal year eucing June 30, Several of them have hausted. y the entire app fides,” co contingencies, ard cc Council wre already expende this explanation as due to the Common ell as hundreds of other claimants who are situilariy situated. Even the 4th of J bills cannot be Paid until some provision is mady. Referred to the com- mittee. MYSSAGE FROM THR MAYOR, The following communication was received from the Mayor :— Mavon’s Orrice, New Youx, July 7, 1953. had the bonor to adstress to the Com cumbency of the oilice of Mayor, I ha ration of im afi op! ‘ikesprecveral messages { have covered a wide field for f*Kcuen, apd though but few of the toples treated of. Inge been favorably received, yet I am co © sown, which Will not ‘Teerrul: will appear in good time, and BT pens ‘hese liues has lost its vitality these saggestions Feceives and adopted, and thoir tuerits acknowledged sent a topic of probably greater mo. regoded it, whieh, if adopted, will the object of national pride. ut, by the Corporation, of a great urposes Of hinparting the very highest jot now to be obiained in thiscountry, aut W be free aad oped (0 all Who will partake of tla advantages. This propos.tion may at first be siariling to those who may thik they seo la Ite 4 10 Our already heavy taxes; but Tom contident that g eareful perusal of this docu ment and )u: the subject will dispel wach fears, an: show tha’ Mitional expenditiage will b vantages of publie ant |, way outlay la conse requ.red, tl wwidual quence Tels 0 m's’ake to suppose the Sta’ of tus city wy the local wuthoritle funetions Wher ea; still, without We ontd not holt the proper rank and priviteges of men, an! the powers of government \ of with out tin néeqnote But, tn alitio: fhat to malt.’ a postilon among the civilized natlo possess the w power and advantages ® system lic etueation | we | known to and appreei prising citizens who Jirst saggesu this ety, whieh, though but partially supp ‘natitution of great merit. characteriate of demacratical institu. rh Hons, as wel * sary to the welsare whatevor is oalowlated to exe! his Dature, to enlarge the sphore of his usefulness, to muitiply And reiine bia enjoyments, to give dignity to his position — fine, whatever gora to develope bim w what God and natars designed him ‘0 be, is made possible to the whole poople, ‘The rights of lite, liberty, opinion, proj religion, oo tion and the puranit of happiness are slike to all ‘Among these. there iano more important, no dearer right essary lo the proper yment of all the others. With education, involving as it with belener and the arts, is conne: advance in manufactories, commerce and mechanical \n- ventions. The savage has these only in the radest and most reer vtate, because he is uneducated. The civilized man bas ine rejudice and cusiom, to au tntelligeat wor. roper knowledge man duties in all e may lay ¥ eee duty of the Stat pr ‘of the people. This is true government—it is pre-eminently true under government. fe have, indeed, accepted this axiom, 90 far as common ‘are concerned. | But the question may be asked, why it be confined to commen set hools provide (or all the wania of the people? By no moan Jn the tre: piace, common ranma prove teachers f common schools; and so we need a higher grade of instit Sane proviie them : snd. we have sctnally Rdvanced wy iden, in the ereation of Normal schools and the Fre Academy. and from these must come teachers for the comrm yn eehools, But, again, the Normal schools and the Free Aca- demy do not fnrnish teachers for themselves, bat they mast still higher institutions. Ths it is plain, drat for the protection of the lowest grade of education, we must Fun beck to fnstitutions where ripe and finisaed scholars in the branches of knowledge wre made. To carry ont Bopuilar ediea'ion properly and efficientiy, we want a aysiom Of Institutions where © fosters th lower, and where holars of the lower siep by step to the higher. the common schools are the only then ota wh penpis, "The people have sri chery of them Ay penre, "9 vtlat to whieh a ul may fe repudiate ti dcmoeratical. im the i , that the ation belong only to the rich and privi free peop of edneation man, & physician, a lawyer, a civil engineer, a toachor or Or 8 man of science, Hen of the most diexin ished eminener have come from the poorer claases: but they have rugaling through manifold jWdicnlties hindrance ides have been left in-tgnorance obsenrity® whee capacities might have been unfoktet to standard of humanity hal they only enjoyed oppor tunities of education. The sons of rich mon often pags through ‘the mere forms of education only to neglect and abuse the: of men are more likely to value i iahmenta which become necessary to re and influence, Poor men, too, would beeome ele. ‘vated very ambition of educating their children, ant bo4 44 infinence which their edncation would reflect back In thia way degradation and vice would be gra- removed and subdued, intelligence and morality be dif- [and a spirit of good order created more potent to prt down excesses, restrain erime, and to throw protection around one homes, than the most numerous and best disciplined ‘No country requires ag many men of high education as ours. ‘This appears both from the fact that numerous forms of busi- auest which require Intelligence are open to all the people, and that ail the people are eligibls to political . "Ant Inconnectton with this kact of the generat eligibility to pot ‘otation of office, reater number of well qual. fed men. permanently by one set of Lmen, The political evils which we now labor under aria» from this very want of the wide diffnsion of the higher degrees ‘Of edneation among the pesple. Knowledge is power; and ‘id they possess It, aa they. are, entitled ta, the land would never be tinder the dominion of tnorant and unprincipled -demagogues, who often prevall by brute cunning and vieleace. In view, then, of all this, and of mach more which might be said ob this all important subject, it behooves ns to at our system of public education, and to remaing ig be done to give the people in rivileges of education in the the first phe, that an inetite y ought to be established for piorent Ro provision ie made by other gex Sarg Way Which is sense. mnrat be obvious to similar to the Free edneation of females, the State for the elucation of found in the primary schovts. Any higher dagree of educa- tion can be obtained only at MAT omsohisieas , which aro #0 expensive as to preclude, absolutely, the daughters of poor men, and of those of moderate means.’ Av Won for the higher education of females ought, indoed, to be ordered dit ferently from the Free Academy, The ancient classics and the higher mathematics, for example, would net be requirad. | But 4 knowledge of all’ the soiences tow ertuin extent, of history, ‘6f moral science, of belles lettres, of the Kngiieh language and literature, ie and drawing, and in x ‘whatever ful culture, and to that refinement and ele- ver, Which give 4 proper charms and inthuence ought to be provided fer, Such an institution is most iinportant as aifording protection to morals and diitusin, coplea finer tone of feelings. The daughters o} in turn, become the mothers of the peuple and ery heart of society. place, itis uo less obvious that one free acade- ich we now have must very soon prove inadequate to ts of the young men of this city, ane other institutions ve kind will need to be established. — This institution sy izes more and more to the European vinnasia, Now the eity of Berlin alone, with half lution of New York, maintains seven of these schools, contal ing together about three thousand five hundred pupils, whet those who are able to pay, pay about sixteen dollars a year, and where those who aré unable to pay are educated grate: Htously. The dernocratie city of New York ought not to be be- hind the despotic eity of Berlin. But the free academies, and every grade of school, require at this momeut, most of all for thei? successful muluplication ‘and developement, the presence of the highest grade of educa- tional instruction. ' Such an institution would educate teachers of the highest grade, who would educate teachers of a lower grade; that ix the University would eduete teachers for the free academies and normal schools, and the free academies: and norma) schools would educate teachers for all the subor- dinate grades. Thus would our system be completed and matn- tained in healthful action. The creation of the University at onee would, by its necessary influence wnd provisions, cal the others into being. But, beside this, the university all id Fright, to all the fore in the ooks and apparatus, establish museums and gulleries of art, and cull together eminent scholurs In every branch of knowledge, to give lectures on the principles and the practiea! details und applications of selence. he tree academies Wouldfurnish students for the university, 4s the university would furnish teachers for the froe acad mies. Students would also flock to the university from the ditfer- ent colleges of our country after graduating there. The two hundred now found in foreign universities would thus be vided for at home. ‘The number of u » inoveased by the very receive them. The passion for atte werant leciurers in the community, asively that many y would do just that which have before indicated as a It Would afford the means of the highest educat S0n8 of the people who felt disposed to attempt it. university we could collect . Pi persons besides the regu! rs e incliped to attend the lect ches for which they might ha ‘This, indeed, is the ease in European cities where uni- itivs exist. It is evident that a taste for knowledge and Hou would thus prevail more: and more, and our ely be un'mated by an intellectual and tasteful life, ew York, now our commercial emporium, would thas be- me the ure of learning wnd the arts; ‘and 4, like ‘aris and othe ropean cities, attract multitules by the charms of Its literary advantages, and its all-pervading reine- ment, it is humiliating to refle Europe are the seais of unt leries of art, while we remud enormous taxes, aud get in returea mat ple have a right to ud something more tian this, treating fas a political economst, T might y fo our Wealth, and might adduce exaniples, ns, wfter havirg made thelr wealth in New to European citiesfor what New York might it them, did We make the same provision nd tasteful cultivation, f'such paramount aad vital moment the cost 'y inconsiderable, especially if existing t the eost, how generally the great cities of ies, of ntelleetual or an object let by ew of the lasting benesils to be a % at of the introduction of the Croton Water appalled al first; but who now counts the cost, while daily and y experiencing the blessings of that great work? What the people now ask for is the introduction into t yof a purer and more vital streani—the stream of knowledge, fall ud overflowing brought to every man’s door, aud offered to Ty Man's taste, t would be the crowning work of our generation, and con- neet us with all fuinre generations in grateful and honored re membrances, With these views, and deeply impressed with the great national want of auch an Institution, T peopose that ihe Corporation establish the University and. Academy of Sel- ence and Arts of the city of New York, as well as a Free Aca- demy for Females, In'uyy juvtaanent, the people demand these asthe culminating part of system of public education not now perfected, ‘The great University L propose Is Just as naurally and properly the work of the eity asthe primary schools and the exisin Free Academy. If the city provides for the rudimentary pa of the tion Ln the first, and for the Sodpleneee the: second, why should it uot provide for that higher part to which ihe first lock, and only in whieh case they reaeb their 1. If the eity provides for # common business edu- also provide for maxing scholars and carrying ou those higher investigations and hee principles of know- knowledge and lie at prosperity, of roliieal o¢der and ating and applying those hi ledge whieh give birth to all forms foundation of all iutusiyial and commere al education and refinement, and of all tu , Culare of witch i fs composed, consisting of librs ums, laboratories, an observatory, galleries of ar sorships, that it both w Wealthy individuals devoted to public good, and embrac diaily all private undertakings works end. Aso grand system, it must belong to the public: but as a + work to be periormed, every one so disposed may ond his aid tot. In our city several things have already been done, both by lic and by private individuals, which tend towards the nt. To the first belong the public schools , whieh more and moce conformed to lead to 11, and become necessary (0 ite eas of our educational aystem in red promise of what we may ex that which is to complete and cor: towards the same uti S n we wudertake whole. privat rts I would eal! attention particularly to two. ‘The Srat is the Astor rary. This library, established by the munificent bequest of the late Mr. Astor, and about to be enlarged by the liberality of his son, is 4 he largest and most Valuable Ii take is place among » will of Mr. he city of bie hours ry, and m bs st ere Ik ud ignated is to be aces ral use, frec wor Tolo, 8A ect Only to lations as the trustecs may from time to fesablish eneral convenieace. the bequest, th . t becomes available Wersity, Whenever it slat! be established. And un- md reg questionably the trustees, as well aa the present Mr. Astor, Woull regard it a4 most’ happy and honorable destinadon of library this grea to become awociated with a great univer. sity. The is the noble appropriation of Mr. Poter Cooper, of nearly or quite half a million of dollars, to the found ing of « aele niifie institution fie 1 fi as developed, plainly alms at ob- ya university. Teannot but indulge the he Ab faction with an approp the most magniacent tn y the city, he would unite his ben mr and ation of learning éver attempted in our country, Letthis institution We once founded under form and with guarantees of its character, to secure the alto: {ton and contidence of thinking and philanthropic men, and the means will not be wanting to complete ail ita parts, Men will become ambitions of giving thelr names to Hbraries, museums, | palleries of rt, observatories aml, profensorsbipe-thoao no jleat of all monuments, because eonnected wit benefits which ean be handed to posterity; and the moat enduring, because they ereate thelr own safeguards in the rit which they are ever diffusing, and make their prescrva- the common interest of mank' It ts a most encouraging fact that the leading scientige and literary men of onr own country have long been looking carnedliy for thia great movement, and thet they expres unanimous opinion, both as to its Itnmense importance and ita faeeiy. Whatever doubia may exist must soon be removed; what- ever opposition may be encountered must soon subside. Not withstanding all doubt and oppostion the Free Academy is complete! and now universally popular. Not- wit all doubt and apposition, the ¢ water now flows into every dwelling, bleasin the rich and were a calamity that none ron to Imagine. Notwithstanding the opposition to the Central Park, long and persistent, it is now a fixed fact, and ft# necessity universally Let this great fountain of knowledge then be opened, alan to send lta streams into every dwelling. It will carry with it ‘own vindication, and we will oni that we could have heen so long contented to be without it. The experience of a fend ends all discussion aa to ite value and Importance, Tam aware that it will be said that this perly belongs to the of Kalneation. that the whole subject of public, education under the control of that Board, tt you may appropriately indieate, By legislation, an ealarge- ment of its sphere of action. If the Board of Education will take up this subject and carry out these recommendations, #0 vitally associated with the further progress of the city and of the countey. T shall be most happy, and certainly shall facilitate rather than impede ite accompliahment of the obj Ti bas been wuld that the has ampt® power for this purpose without additional legislation. If this be so, T hope you Will refer these suggestions at once to that Board, with a recommendation that early and favorable action be taken thereon. FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor. Alderman Fix said that the document was sent in for buncombe, and as it was no doubt intended to advance the Mayor in some future canvass, he would move that it be referred to the Committee on Arts and Sciences, and Urat 250 copies be printed. Alderman Vooni said that he did not see why this Board should assist the Mayor in his cfforts to gain out door loftecnee. wus reterred the communication which appeat pm the Mayor in the ic paper: arport- ing to be an initation from some Fural {rend 9 stand for the Governorship of New York, but which, by some ex- traordinary circumstance appeared in the papers of the day after its date from the count He believod that the invitation was written by the Mayor to himself, and he sopes | nd communication would be permitted ‘to lie on the table. Alderman Craxcey spoke warmly in defence of the Mayor, and warned Ald. Voorhis not to indulge for the future in personalities, either against the chief magistrate of the city or himself, The motion to refer to the Committee on Arte and Sciences was carried, Five hundred copies were ordered w be printed. MERPTINGS OF THE BOARD. On motion, the Board resolved to meet every evening except Saturday and Sunday, until the business of the session was dis of. A communication was received respecting the various offers of city banks asto deposits and interest, which was referred to Committee on Finance. Adjourned to Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock, BOARD OF COUNCILMEN. ‘The first session of this Board for July was held at the City Hall last evening, President Pinckney im the chair. A large number of petitions of minor impertance were presented and referred, after which Councilman Wirrtock arose to a question of priviledge, and called for the reading of a communication which he had sent up to the Speaker's desk. The communication being read, tursed out to be a com. plaint on the part of Mr. lock against “certain on rincipled persons, amv whom i a momber of this rd,’ who have “circulated reports impugning the motives and derogatory to the character and official standing of the undersigned; charging him with collu- teen Rey and calling for the ¢ Ppointongat of @ ounan We ., &e., and eal a ® commiftes we inyestigate a9 charges, A Memunn called for the name # the person who had circulated the charges, Mr. Winriock repiiet that he had no objection to give the name; it was the member frous the Twenty -eixth district (Councilman Vau Pine. ) Ali eyes were here turuedt towards tle member from the Twenty-simth, who occupies a seat next to. Councilman Whitlock, but be did not seeat the least diseoucerted by the gage, and what was still more aggravating, be dil not deigh to reply to the charge, Objection was made the part of several members te investigating outside rumera, bu? the communication wee finally referred toa select eommitice. A resolution was offered calling uvon the Committee on the Celebration of the Fourth of Jly, to repost to this Board » bill of each item of expenditare incurred by the Committee. The Chatman of the Committee (Mv. Barner) moved the adoption of the resobution, and said that it only fore- stalled the action of the committee, who intended te re- poart to the Board how the money had Seen expended, even to a cent. ‘The resebation was adopted. Councilman Waxykk offered a resolution forbidding gas companies, plumbers aud ethers, from removing the Russ pavement without a permit from tho proprietor or patentee cf the pavement, eountersigned by the Croton Aqueduct Board, and whenever such permit shall be ob- tained, the pavement to be reiaid,by the patentee and paid for by the persow removing the sume, at the rate of $1 50 per square yard. Referred to Committee on Streets. A communication was received from the Mayor, [see proceedings of Board of Aldermen,) and 1,000 extra pepe ordered to be printed. he Board the adjourned to 5 o0’clock this afternoon. THE TREASON CASES IN KANSES. The United States against John Brown. Jr., Jason Brown, Poindexter Maness, Samuel W. Kilburn, Henry W. Wil- liams, Simeon B. Morse and William Partridge. Warrants issued by Hon. 8. G. Cato, Associate Justice of Supreme Court, K.T., and Judge of Second Judicial District, May 29, 1856, for treason. Fxamivation of witnesses, taken at Tecumseh court house, in the county of Shawnee, in the Territory of Kansuz, on the 20th day of June, A. D., 1866, before Ed- ward Hoagland, a United States Commissioner within and for the district and Territory of Kansas, in the mat- ter of complaint made upon the oath of Grant against th above named John B-own, Jr., Jason Brown, Poindexter dianess, Samuel W. Ki |, Hezew H. Williams, Simeon B. Morse and William Partridge, who are charged upon the oath aforesaid with treason against the United State: William Barber, acting District Attorney ot Uni States, read aflidavit explaining absence of warrant. Joseph B. Higgins called for prozecution, and sworn;—I know 0 a public meeting being held at Ossawotamie some time in April last—the action of the meeting was called in relation to the payment of assessment of taxes ; it was not my understanding of it that the meeting was intended to set aside all laws as passed by the last Legislature ; the question was whether the citizens should pay taxes or not; John Brown was one of the persons iniluential in raising the question ; 1 was not in the meeting when the meeting was first called ; afterthe meeting had proceeded some time, | was asked Intothe meeting by a citizen of the town ; at first I refused to go, but finally did so; I found the meeting organized and some resolutions drawn up, the purport of which resolutions was to the eifect that the persons there assembled repudiated the payment of any taxes un¢er the laws of Kausas, and would use any and ull means to keep from the payment of any such taxes to apy officer or officers who might at- tempt to collect such taxes; that any means @at were available to repel any such olficer, should be used to that epd; further than that I do not know about the mecting, execpt tat action was taken to carry into eifect, or rather that the question on adoption was pat; and I un: derstand that the resolutions were adopted; that is all; [ think Mr. Partridge was not present; I do not know; he may have been; 1 do not remember of seeing him there; T have a faint recollection of seeing one of the Par tridges there, bat which one I do not know; only a faint recollection; I was present about thirty migutes; John Brown, Jr., was preseut at that mocting: 1 think that Mr. Jobn Brown, Jr., was in the meeting Uiat passed the re- olution mentioned, and remained there to the close; there was a kind of squabble or opposition to the resolu: tions, and a kind of a spill, but John Brown, Jr., reurain- ed; ] think Alexander Gardner was aso in that mecting: 1 know nothing about John Brown, Jr., being at the head of a Rifle company after that, only from report; it rwas generally understood that Jonn Brown was at the head of perere ny; uatoreieos from Lg hoon professing. to belong 10 company on Potta- watamie creek, who recognized him as capa do wot know what the company was raised for; knew nothing of such a company unui about the time of the meeting at Ossawatomie; next time, after seeing him at the above meeting, 1 saw John Brown, Jr., at Prairie City; Joho Brown, Jr., was in there in command of that company; ouly knew Mr. Williams? position in the compaay from report; at Mr. Jones’, at Ottawa creek, ou return of the company from Prairie City to Pottawatomie, 1 was some distance from where the company was paraded, but there beard Mr. Brown tender his resignation a+ captain to the company; Mr. Williams, the prisoner, was then and there elected captain {n place of Brown, aud had command of the company as far ax my knowledge goes; I separated from them; T know uothing in retation to a man named Jones being ejected from his claim, further than what I hear i others kay; about 9 A, M. Sunday morniag, about the 20th of May last, there came a gentioman riding into Joh Brown, Jr.'s ¢ tal the vent that Mr. Brown it Mr. Brow: sired Mr Brown to ans to that ef. ersution ; ones to come back; to u fect; Mr. Brown refused thus'to the expulsion of Mr. Jones; this was Ww command of the company; the Sanday before bis resig nation, two gentlemen rode down the Santa Fe road afte Jones: they seemed like friends of his, and were oppo: to his being turned off; Mr Brown found considerable fault about those men ridmg through, and wanted them p and arrested is all that D heard Mr. Brown or his men say about the matter; do not know of Browa’s driving off any other settlers; a gaddle was bi camp, but whore it was I do not know; William was then in the company; only know bim as a meml of the company from report; Mr. Williams was then there; Lalso saw there Simeon B. Morse; don't know Maness; never heard of Mr. Benjamin till a’ few days ago; do not remember seeing Jason Brown there; on this sare * morning, about the 20th May, there seemed to by a derable confusion in the crowd assembled wt Prairio City; tt may be Palmyra; Prairie City and Hickory Point are near together, but djstinct localities and settlement; John Brown, Jr., aud others—who th y were and whether of other parties ‘than his own or not I cannot say—mani- fested a disposition to remain there or in that vicinity; the portion of the crowd from Oxeawatomie manifested a strong dixposition to disperse, retire and go home; after consider- able discussion, the whole crowd moved off in a southerly direction from Palmyra; after moving about a mile, 5 ae of bps oe Aya ange aren ne Santa Fe road, apparently going imyra, where these men had started from; Brown and the whole crowd moved on to two miles or two anda half from Palmyra, where Brown called a halt; I understand from Mr. Brown himself, that the oificer command- ing the troops mentioned bad sent for him to come and see him; in the course of half an hour afverwards Brown started ia that direction, and on his return enid he had been to the troops, or in consultation with the officer of the troops, that the officer told him he had been sent there to see what was going on and to dis- perse armed bodies, and prevent collisions between par- ties, and that the officer desired the company under Brown to disperse and retire from that point; I have heard Brown declare that he did not approve, or intend to submit to the Territorial laws unless they were sanc Uoned by the general government, and conversation to that effect; never heard F je eay & word about the laws that I remember; lave heard Brown speak of the Presi- dent's proclamation of January or February last, concern- ing Konsas affairs, that be did not regard it asa docu- ment worth paying attention to; never heard Williams or Partridge eay anything about the laws of Kansas or the Jamation, except that Williams had remarked that Ke aia not covsider the Territorial laws of Kansas just; never heard Williams use implying that he intended to resist the Territorial laws by force; the crowd staid at Ottawa Jones’ on Sunday night, and the next morning (Monday) I saw John Brown Sr., there; did not hear either John Brown &r., or Joon Brow: peak of the murder of Wilkinson and others at Pottawatomie at that time; I did not hear Brown, Sr., speak of the murders at any time; at Osawatomio I got in conversation with John Brown, Jr., at night, and was ing of the murder of Wilkinson and others; I said to him T ht it was a very desperate thing, an out- ray act ny one to be guilty of, and that 1 repa- diated all such actions and all such men, no matter wi party they belonged to; John Brown, Jr., said be did not repudiate the crime altogether, although he aid he could not justify it altogether—that thore was an excuse in part for st; 1 wold him | could not abide any such conduct, and then I turned away and left him. Cross-examined —I liveat Osawatomie, Kansas Terri- tory, sixty-five or sev jiles from here; never was at his House, but suppose I live nine or ten miles from Joon Brown, Jr.; first him, I think, about the first of March last; T am a house fa mgt? trade; | was « member of the Topeka Legislature; I know the poop e about Pottawatomie Creek and Marates des Cynes pretty generally; after the company had gone I went to Paimyra; arrived at Prairie City or Palmyra Saturday night, an left there Sunday morning and joined in the crowd; ‘was not in command of any company, or connected wi any organized party there whatever; I was in commaat of a company up at Osawatetnie in February last, or thereabouts, for amusement and becoming acquainte! with military tactics, but not for hostile intentions; this bad nothing to do with Brown; I do not know for what J. Brown, Jr.'s company assembled precisely; Brown was at Oxawatomie two or three days before’ they started towards Lawrence, and said there was a great deal of trouble at Lawrence, and that it was desirable for citizens of other parts of the Territory to aid them in resisting what he called outrages against the town; do not know that Brown had then heard the truth about affairs at Lawrexce, only that be had many rumors and that he was going himeeli, and in- tended to get all to go with him he could ; understood from him that there were parties from Missouri and, elsewhere encamped near Lawrence with the intentivo of barning the towa; did not hear him say anythag that implied a koowledge on his part that the United States troops wore there, understood from Browe that there were armed parties from Missouri and elsewhere assembled and unlawially arrayed and sasembied against Lawrence, and he wanted all to go who could; did not bear him say anything on that ‘on about re- sisting United States or territorial authorises; he was there only a short time; next time Tse lun he wr ot Palmyra With his comyqny; he para’ vd Prom, ams vile them upon parade; bg had bye te Lvayeuwotu tue night previous te Journ tie Sa 18 Sara eee to the uit. Hculties there, aud reported pubicly to his men and aif others what he had learned; after States troops, mentioned as up the crowd meved on further; a Mocs die i artes part ed orders isperse all armed prevent colli- sions, Ossawatomie people went heme, und [ pre- spme wn did too; heard Mr. Brown say he Would nof resist United states officers ; said abort the Territérial authorities, or any cshers: on that occasioa; Brown's party lft us; Brown gave no in- struction to any organi: bedy al tbat tine (Sanday morning) to kes or any operation vwehatewer at that time; Iwas at Palmyra short time, aud canno declare the existance of any iutewtion to resist laws by the crowd; could uot judge of treir general feelings; the party from Osevratom:e had no royale organivation, only advised with My. Dayton; inity 4 me the general rumors were for several days that Lawrence was being or had been destroyed; that ever, house had been burned down; I them heard it disputed, the rumors were greedy exagerates ‘id not hear, fap to the dragoons being seen on the Santa Fe, thos ited States authorities were destroying Lawrence; on Sunday morning mentioned, I heard the the matter from Mr. Brown on bis return Law- renee, after the companies had assembled at Palmyra; Brown reported what had been done at Lawrence, and wh) bad done it, and what the people had suffered, &c.; there was then ¢ m and discussion in the cvow4; it was near 12 M. when they lett Palmyra; Brown advised the men to “go home and attend to their work, but for him- self he was going to be in the saddle;”’ I understood Brown’s remarks concerning the proclamation to the ef- fect that it would have no bearing upon his actions about obeying or disobeying the laws of ; William Part- ridge was In the company; S. B. Morse, one of these pri- soners, was also there; don’t know P. Muness; don’t re- collect seeing Jason brown there, nor Samuct Kilborn; saw Henry li. Williams there; don’t kuow Jacob Benja- min; I heard no expression of ‘intention by aay organized Lory or officer to resist the laws of Kansas whist at Pal- mya; the people from Ozawatomle went up to seo and learn what was going on at Lawrence; what the people trom Pottawatomie went for I do not know precisely, fur- ther than already stated; I know of no acts of violence to persons or property committed by the crowd assembled at Palmyra of my Own knowledge; there was also another party or company besides the Osawatomie and Pottawat- mie compavies; One commanded by Brown; one by Mr. Shotes, and Mr, Dayton was leader of a part of the com- pany from Osawatomie; at the time of moving from Pal- nyra the companies all agreed to be controlled by John Brown, dr. Direct examination resumed—Jobn Brown, Jr., was a member of the free ovvie Lex'>lature, held at Topeka; the same man was at the meeting at Osavatomie homs was also a member of tbat Legislature and w member of Brown’s company, and was afterward captain thereof; the aifair concerning Mr. Jones aud bis expulsion was the cause for the split between the Osawa- tomie “and Potawatomie company; the man mentioned had desired Brown to have Jones recalled aad restored, but he justified and approved the act against Jones, and the circumstances imentioned about the two men desiring Jones to be recalled, and mentioned by me in the early part of my examination took place; in'regard to the o¢- currences at Lawrence, Mr. Brown's report to his eom- pany aud others assembled at Palmyra, was to the effect that Lawrgnce was destroyed by a mob or posse under Sheriff Jones; 1 do not think tn his speech he advised the men to go home; he said the war was now commenced in Kansas, and the only way to get out of trouble was to fight it out—to conquer or be conquered; the thing was understood, and no compromise could be endw ed; Wil- liams and Partridge were present; no one made objection or response to Browa’s speech; Mr ¢, Lthtak, was also there; the men quipped; Lkaew nothing about what bi at Palmyra or vicinity Vefore the Osawatomie company got tere, Daniel W. Colliers sworn—T reside in Ozawatomie; [ went with the people from Osawatomic, as individuals, ‘to Hickory Point or Palmyra, as mentioned in the evidence o! Mr. Higgins on his examination; all L know about the exclusion of Mr. Jones was that a Mr, Clayton came riding down on a horse, with six chickens aod a side saddle, which he gaid a woman gave him; the chickens I cooked, and the saddle he touk dowr to the camp; he said Mrs. Jongs gave them to hin) did not hear Mr. Brown or either of the prisoners speal. about Jones’ negroes; we all loft Palmyra and got to Ottawa Jones’ on Sunday night, the side saddle with us, at about two tulles from Palmyra I first heard of the murder of Witkinson and others; just as Brown, Jr., was going into Pottawatomle, Browa, Jr., re- marked concerning the murders, that it was avt best to talk about them much, that it would agitate the niinds of the people; I was cooking in the camp; 1 next sew Mr. Brown afler I reached Osawa tomie, back of Adair’s, on the Marals des Uyanes vot tom, in the woods, where I had a conversation with him; Mr. Adair said Brown had crossed the creek; I went down to see if he bad; after awhile, on coming Dack, 1 heard some one talking; Thad then come up the bank, and looking across the ravine law Mr. Brown with @ ri jn his hand; he asked me who I was; whether I was a him if he did not know me; he did; 1 bad ridden a horse bank in company with another man, in whore charge I left the animal, while 1 went to see Browa about this time the maujin whose charge | leftgnz horse rode off with the animal; Brown then askedWhe if the man Mentione’ was a pro slavery or afree State man, 1 answered, « free State man; Brown said, “then in is ali mght;’ he then told me to go to Osa watomie ani raise what men I coal! and go to Lawrence, as the road was clent;1 told him [ could net raive many men; I asked bin if lis brother was there with him; be said yes; that he was there ia the brash with him; that bis brother was goin right on to Lawrence; Mr. Huthe rode up then, and] had ao more converestion with him at that time; have hal no conversation with Brown at any time con laws, wor heard him express his tutentions; bef: to the woods to seek him, Mr. Adair had told me that Jobn Brown, Jr., was a little deranged—that he was I went across the ravine then to see his brother— 2 one Lere; John Browa, Jr., came across t) see me; his bro her sald if I would come on that evening he would wait for me, and go through to Lawrence, as they had more horses than they had men to mount; this was in presence of Joan Brown, Jr.; this prisoner (Joha Prown, Jr.) was tn command of the Pottawatamie com- pany at Palmyra; did not know Joka Brown, Sr., had sny command unier John Brown, Jr.; William Partridge and Morse wore present at the camp as pact of Brown's company at Palmyra; don’t know, but understood Wil- Hom was lieutenant in the company; I was not there at the time, and consequently do not know what created the disturbance or division between the Osawatomie and the Pottawatamie men. Cross-examined—When I saw Brown in the bottom, as mentioned, it was two or three days after our return from Palmyra; I thought, while | was talking with him, that he was in his right mind, bot when J saw him in the camp next day | thought he was not; le had been taken isoner that morning; he seemed excited when I saw im in the bottem, and wilder than I have ever seen him before; | knew him previously; bad «poken with him several times; the object of the assembling of the com- = was, thet two or three mesengers hat come down rom Lawrence, aking for assistance, as Lawrence was to be burned, and all tree State people were to be driven out; understood these ‘were to be done by a mob from Mixsour! and a part of Bradford's party; it was to prevent the burning of Lawrence that these companies assembled; we had no intention of resisting the laws in any way whatever; Ipeak of those from Osawatomie; at Palmyra, for a time all three of the companies were subject to J Brown, Jr.'s orders; | know of no insur- rectional object then existing in the camp as thus com- bined, nor in any of the companies separately, beforpg or afterwards; | think I knew designs and intentions of te seversl comguaien, cieehin Ge ‘e . je jackson sworn—I was > Ta; reside hear Onawatatnle, we got. 10 vatnyie after dock Saturday night; I went to sleep; in the morning I found Jobn Brown, Jr., in our camp; this was Sunday morning; concerning the diflieulties at Lawrence, Brown made & speech to the camp, saying that the difficulties then ex- isting between the parties were caused by the destruction of the Free State Hotel aud other property at Lawrence, by a posse that Sheriff Jones had dismissed in the town; he advised the members of the companies, in that speech, to retorn and go to work; that the United states authorities were in Lawrence, or about Lawrence, aud intended to keep Of collisions between the diferent partes; Mr. Brown was then in command of the Potta- Watemie company; on Sunday morning I understood 4 man named Jones bad passed through the camp, who was teeing the Territory, on bis return to Missouri; there was some difficulty and conversrtion concern- ing calting Jone back, & gentleman residin im Palmyra had sent a messenger after Jones to tell him to come back; Mr. Brown learned this and ob- ected to it, and wanted the man to sond am: er to countermand the first, but to let Jones pace on; Brown was unwilling to have Jones come back; deu't know whether Williams, Partridge and Morse were present and beard Brown's conversation, but they were present in the camp at the time, don’t know Williams’ position in the campany; Willams wae with the company at (Otta Jones was there clected captain of the Pottawatomie n; Leaw William Partridge, the prisoner, in Brown's yeny, at Paimyra; I do not remember of hearing ohn Brown, Jr., any opinion or say anything about the murder of Wilkinson and others when we beard of them; aiter TF Ottawa, Jones and Mr. Williams bad coramand of the Pottawatomie company ; 1 saw Mr. Morve, the privoner, ia camp; | under stand John Browa, Jr., Mr. Wisliams, Mr. Partridge and Mr. Morse to be citizens of the United States; never heard Brown or either of the others say anything about abidiag by the Ia ‘Crogs-examined—I went up with some of the citizens of Ossawatomie to Palmyra; fonnd Brown and his com- ey and another a A oT LA the oy 6 companies in re | cannot answer, except regard te myself 25a thane (hat went with me hrom,Coun- watomie; the general understanding of the men in, gather. ing there was that Lawreneo and vicinity was threatened with an invasiow by men from Miseouri and other places; we were going up to agsist the people of Lawrence in pro- teoting themselves against mob violence; it was my up- porn oor | that the camp generally assembled at Pal- myra for that pose; 1 cannot say that | know of an: expression in the companies of an tateniion to resist laws; Ieaw the United States thenéioned by gens; we moved on a mileand a half oe two miles, we saw eaid , when we came a halt; I then Jearned that Cay John Brown, Jr., had received a captain of the troops, who wished to f2 tj t panies, the companies started immediately for home; wa went until we got within seven or eight miles of Oasawa- fomie, when the Pottawatomie John Brown, Jowier's fu + $ Ogeawatomie; T Au! w DA Maues of bours dark that evenin,"; 28 to disbanding, cannot speak concerning the intenric."W8 Of the Pottawaio ame company; eur Osaewatomie compa ®y Cousidered it s up, and we disbanded. Direct examination resumed—I judged the feetiag io tho other camps sbout protecting Lawre ¥ce from mob Violence from tho expressions of the men in the other vampe our own; the despatches tirst Imentioned, aboutfree Stai¢ men being driven off, were rec ¢ived—one I believe hom Mr. Brown, and two from oth, ¥ persons whow bde noi recolieet; on arriving at Palmyr ¥ 1 could not learn of any free soemititng Woon Gvive.. Sway as represented in Brown’s despatch; I now corr ‘ob Snguage above to this effect, that Ido not remembe ¥,P0- sitively that any of the despatebes ‘that ."Fee State men had been drivew of!—but that there were tro U- bles threatened there and that vicinity; these thre | companies numbered a Bundred men or more, well armed. Cross-exatnination resumed.—I heard n> paeticulars of aflairs at Lawvenee until Mr. Brown e bis ewplanation on Sunday morzing. In two or toree after shat, we started soulhward. The state of affairs at Lawrerce was found not to be as bad as had besn represented before; I understood from hie there had been a posse tudsen in there by Sheriff Jones, to make some arrests, aud he was through with the posse, he dismisted theny im 1 town, and that these outrages were committed by the men after they were dismissed. Here the presecutios rests. Defendants declined ¢alling any witnesses. Sore Lramyeine either of the naan yee Jol ‘utes agains! 3, own, Jr., Mr. ae dad MroMorke, Williams, Mr. Partridge Ordered, ‘that be privencre Joya Brown, Je, and fo} ir., am Henry H. Williams, be held to we oe any ‘indictment fore ee preferred agatnet them on the charge aforos Joseph B. Higgina recalled. (A set of resolutions of fered ip evidence, aud hereunto annexed, marked ‘ A,’? reeeived and read by proseeuting attorney.) So far as these resolutions are concerned, they are, 1 ‘think, word: for word with those passed at the meeting mentioned by me in my examination in chief; they are to the same ef- fect certatuly; as to the preamble, I do not recollect pre- cisely, © apvennix a. Ata meeting of the settlers of Ossawatomie and vicinity, held at Oseawatamie April 18, 1956, the following pream= ble and resolutions were unanimously adopted :. Whereas, several invasions from the border States have been ude into this Territory, to subjugate It aud make it subservient to slavery; aud, Whereas, said invasious. were mace for and resuled im the of our civil and ol ten a and the pact elit lyrama| fully scitlers eruel : A aie trary to the fundameptal les of our i for wih of ot Years, oud whefees we are eraaibiy: Informed that attempts have been made to assens and taxes of us Uy men appotuted for the purpose bby the Territorial Lets ture, so called: therefore fie ved, he we utterly rae ate isiature, as a body, emanating not put clvcted and forced upon us by oficers appointed by the same, have therefore no legal powet Resolved, That we snpport in a foreible resistanes obedience 9 one another mutual to any atiempt to. cor nts, us from appointed by that le eesor or sheriff shall hereafter at me w 3 gitlature to the office of a: tempt to assess or collect of uw, they will do.so at the peril of such consequcnces as shall Leneviorth be necessary to prevent the same. Resolved, That committee of three be appointed to inform oting, by placing in thotr and the proceedings of this: al uewspapers of Kansas, Prrton’s Turarke—Fitevew PLays.—Phere was a French performance at this house last night, for the benotit ‘of the sufferers by the recent inundations iu France. We are afraid that they will not receive much beneilt from it, as the house was very thin—a circumstance partially owing to the performance not being well advertised, and partially tothe indifference whish our people seem to feel tor the Freneh drama, unless it is interpreted by some grand artist like Rachel, We don’t care for Frenely plays au naturel, but we are ready to run after adulterated translations and cooked up adaptations, The representa- tion of Ingt night was not particularly brilliant ‘The bill included ‘Georges et Maric,” drama in four acts, by MM. Bourgeois and Cormon, and a farce, La Corde Sensitie,”* by MM. Clairville and Thiboust. Tae first piece is a clever drama, and M. Dedor, tne aireven and leading actor, played the hero creditably. M. Dedor is a young man of handsome presence, and a promising. His supporters could ofly be called so by courtesy, and one of them was so distrait as to provoke the merriment of the audience, which was as lively, as merry, as chatty und as good humored as French audiences always are. ‘The Anglo-Saxon goes to the theatre, apparently, to per- form a solemn and melancholy duty, which it is, too of. ten. The Gaul drops in for a bit of fun} and always Yrrtow Fevex at Havana axp Mataytas.—The ship lady Franklin, from Matanzas for Trieste, spoken at me days since by the steamer Black Warrior, arrived at Quarantine on Sunday last, with nearly the whole crow disal by yellow fever. Matanzas { ueually a very healthy port, and the captain of the Lady Frank lig reports that no fever prevailed there unti! re cently, and pot wntil several wesseis had arrived there from Mavans Laving yellow fever on board, From Havana vease!s the fever first spread among the shipping at Matanaas, and then intetbe town. The officers and crew ofthe L. F. who were alive on the'r arrival, were sent to the Marine Hospital at Quarantine, and the vessel was sent by the Health Officer far down the bay fora safe anchorage. Fea 8 ‘The Turf. Rosx or Wasweweroy axp Lapy Moscow.—The trotting match between these celebrities, for $1,000, mile heats, in harness, will come off this afternoon on the Union Course, It is some time since either of them has appeared in public, and a very fast trot may be safely predicted. Lady Moscow ts said to be going véry well this sammer. Rose has several matches on hand, via: two with Lady Moscow, one of which takes place to-day, the other next Tuesday; ad three with Chicago Jack, under the saldie, im harness and to wagons, for $1,000 each. Missent Letters. List of letters remaining in the New York Post Office wnealled for, advertised in the New Yorx Brnatp, July 4, 1866, for Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore houses. Boston Houses— Ap) sey oo lage mn gh ag F. Davis & Co.; Locke, Marsh & o_o Gee Sea 82 Water street; J. L. & J. . American son, in & Co., Farnw Hancock, Daw- son & Co.; J. B. Hanson & €o., CG. Henderson & €o., M Brothers, Dr. James M’Clintoek, George W! Reed, L. Shuster Smith. . Daitumore Heuses—Oorsey & Hoogwerf, Duval, Keighler RS Ss apapaeg Gould, Robinson & Lord, Steimer Bro- re & Lo. Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Smith. Jety 7.—At the opening of the Court this moraing, the Clerk called the roll of Grand Jurors, and there not be- ing a qnorum in atti ndance, those answering to their names were discharged for the day, with the injanction to be punctual in their attendance to-morrow morning at 11 o’cleek, ‘The tiet of petty jurors was then called, and about cighty answered to their names, half of whom were let o& ou various excuses. STRAW DAML AND PERJURY. Phailip Hertzog, a German, aged 42, was put on trial for perjury, committed on the 28th of May last. I appeared from the evidence that on that date Hertzog appeared before Justice Connolly and offered to become security in the sum of $1,000 for one Sarah Fabu, a beautiful qua- droon girl, who was under arrest for grand larceny, and has since been convicted and sent to the vy. He made an affidavit om that occasion, in h he swore freely of a Doring ab the thane he made thé aifidayit. The jury, ater A short absence, returned a verdict of geile, and recom. mended the prisoner to the mercy of the Ceart, Bo waa remanded for sentence on Friday next. Police Intelligence. Crarer oF Perscny.—Jobn Lawson was arrested yos- terday, by officer Webb, of the Lower Police Court, on charge of perjury, in having sworn that he was possessor of a house end Jot at No. 152 Canal street, when such was 7 noted revelver of unten goods, and On presen i for ® iver on it im ‘Justice Welsh swore Vhat he was pos. at No. 152 Canal street. The above med officer went along with the accused to the when it turned out to be a dwelling house, the ini 4 Twere not acquainted with Fawson at all, or was Committed for @xamlagtion, in default of $3,000 D The pte ground wit aids, consisting of Col. Jos. L. Kemper, of Madison; Osh | J. M. Wiley, of Craig; Col. Heghes Villard; of Henry, ama@ / Col. Wim. B. Taliafero, of Gloncester, were conveyed te @ platform, where also sat the Boar of Visiters of the Tustitute. place, forms a square of considerable dimensions: platform stood immediately in front of the back line ef buildings confronting the rear of the main buildings, along the full length of which were erected three tiers of Piatzas for the accommodation of the audience. The momber ing to at least jortey of whom, strange to say, were ladies. Twar “the extreme. ERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. tho town, -when I left them; T di.‘ not see him again unt! GOV. WISE ON WASHINGTON, IN VEBGINIA, Inauguration of a Statae of Washington, at the Virginia Military Institute. ADDRESS OF GOV. WISE ON THE OCCASION, &e., &O., &e. SPEOIAL REPORT FOR THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lxxixcrox, Vauuxy or Vinuinta, July 3, 1856, The inauguration of a new bronze statue of Washing. ton, ezeenied by Mr. W. M. Hubard, from a model of Houdon’s ma rble statue in the vestibule of the Capitol ag Pichmond, came off to-day, at the Virginia Military In- stitute, in tae meighborhood of this town. The day wag exceedingly Yavorable for such an eccasion; the heat, which was sonaufferable for the past week, being mae terial'y dimished by @ heavy fall of rain, which contina- ed almost withnt intersption during the last twenty-four hours. Pursuant to previous arvange ments the battalion of oa dets of te Institue forme at 9 clock this morning, te escort hip Pxcellenoy Goveraor Wine, trom bis quarters, at the residence of Colonel Smith, President of the Inst tute, to the site seltcted for the Maauguration of the statue. The batta‘ion havin} reachel the spacious parade im the Ins¥tate, Goveryor Wise, with bias The parade ground, wherein the inauguration tools The ‘bese was) immense, amoupn- @ousand persons, the um occupying fly scene Was one of unusual splendor, lacking but a iarger” intermixture of the graver sex to render it magnificent i=, If anything could detraet from the deiwte ful effect of such a ac it would surely be the appear- anee of such a bewitchtog host of beautiful forms in sad isolation, unattended by some gay gallants who would and interest them. They seemed very cheerfui,. however, under the circamstances, and forgot in ther zeal to hear Governor Wise’s address, much of the dicaa- vantages under which they labored. At ‘lf past nine o'clock the Armory band of Richmona, which was engaged for tite occasion, played a soul-stir=- ring air, after whicl-the exoreises opened with prayer bye the Rer. Dr. Bocoek his town. Colonel Sorrn, President of the Institute, then arose and sati—I would request of the audience to preserve = grave silence, and as little moving as possible during tbe services, It ‘is made my duty, as it is my happiness snd my pride, to introduce to the’ sons and daughters of Vure ginia, Henry A. Wise, Governor of this ancient commeoa- } wealth, ith. Ishovld have etated that the statue stood upon a granite pedestal in front of the main building, under a white cover. It was in fail view of the through a spacious archway which formed the into tie parade ground. Governor Wise, who occupied a position in the advance pe 9 Bon the platform, arose amid thunders of applause, and eaid— Fellow-citizens and gentlomen, Professors and Cadeup of the Virginia Military Institute—We come up to per- form the duty of placing on {ts pedestal a copy in sot bronze of Houdon's marble statue of George Wasi Which the Commonweaith has dedicated to her Military Institute. As Virginia’s chief magistrate here, in this beamtifa® mountain place, called by a naine which reverberates the reperts of the first gun “of the Revolution, om this nem’ to the day of Independence, & pelitical Sabbath Mt tow He euteW 1108, TUCVUUHY ieeegueate this cecemange of pious patriotism. We come not either to bury or to praise a Cesar—we come not, like Romans, to solemnize the apotheosis of am Emperor or the canovization of a saint, but as Christians, ax cityzens of the Uuited States, as more than citizens—ae chijdren of the faraily of the State where he was born am@ is buried—as sons ‘and danghters of the liberty hie valor and wisdom won, to bow reverently before the virtve which ballows and embelms the memory of ow country’s father. Virginia wax not unmindfal of the grateful duty transmitting to posterity the personabimage of the great est and best of her tion ou its pedestal : sembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia have caused thir statue to be erected os & monument of affection *am@ rrotitude to George Washington, who, uniting to the @- How ments of the hero the virtues of the patriot; and em erting both in establishing the liberties of his has rendered Lis name dear to his fellow citizen the world an immortal example of true glory.” ‘This tnseription, w we are told was written James Madison, ts as simple in ite language as it is sabe lime in its sentiment. It was to be a thonument of aifee- tion and gratitude, erected, not to the man, but to endowments of (he hero, and not te the qualities ai to their exertion, also, the labors, ¢he action in estab! the liberties of his country, aud rendering his not immortal, not famous ‘even, but dear to his citizens. That which it speaks of as iinmortal is not the man nor his name, but the example of true glory which he had given to the world—that, that alone, true piety and good taste could dare to call iramortad, The Governor, Ben Harrivon, selected the two fittess agents—Thes, Jetforson and Benjamin Franklin, then tm Varie—to employ the best artiet in Harope, aod to orm ment the monument with proper and ft ‘The eminent statuary, Mr. Hou of cou rnin ait short of ocular inspection would sufflee; no Veale would do; the oye! alone, not the limner, sad emblems ray Ct most extensive European orders fer “everything which was capital,”’ lefa family de incurred a certainty of loss, and piigrian- mou form of bim who alose among men had won the fair title to be called @ country’s Hie life was insured, and in the event of his before bis re~ ten secured to be paid i : HERE iit stance merit the good mony of Mr. Jefferson. deiphia, in company with having reached Havre w! Fa i i . Washington saluted him iramediately on his gg My EB ‘tuchamea pty t~ visit, Cause ‘of it, he frankly ¢: ‘that he felt the most. agi apd grateful He complimented him by wi bis mission had been more worthy of the m genius of the first statuary in Europe, welcomed bim = gh ee mg ee aid ip jer. was eruon the montit of October, 1788, and returned to fare belere the 4th of January, 1756. There and then he modelled the model man by actual admeasurement. He applied the calipers te, and made a cast of the entire persom. Washington, it is said, was annoyed by the particularity ‘of the , bat aoa fahfully —— ra the man of Foe eco ‘und prone before the apes of art sad atom 0 ‘material man sack Copy nt im the teres height that of the free was ty) care, ing, a8 the story ie, “tyr down in the deep be would go alotg wy was in tho nude statomit merod GOH a4 + and to bg dpgorated with ginbigimg, This ws walerved (om