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2 district attorneys, the sheriff and justices of the to remain 0 ylfice, and eNecute those very laws, in 80 many words. 1t will not do for the Senator to shake bis b ‘The bil? ert of the archives of this govern- ment. It wili remain permanent record, to stare you ib (he face, aud convict every man who dares to deny that the whole free oil party in the House of Represen- fatives pion, voted for a dill to recognise the va 'y laws, Mr. Wioe—As the Senator bas alluded to that bill | re, | wish barely to put this question to him paviican party in the House, by voting for that rmed (hose laws, did not the Sepator’s party, by ing against the bill, or acting against it, disaifirm chemi Mr Docptas—T will anewer the Senator. We did not cisaitirm then, for chese reasons:—By the organic law of the Terrtory, Wi. ever the Legisiaiure passed an enact- ment it became 4 law, with the approval of the Governor, hout being reported to Congress at all. No aifirmation of the laws was necessary in order to make them valid, If you Dring !u @ proposition now to ailirm aay law in any ‘Territory—Minnesota, Nebraska Oregon, or Washiagton —about the propriety’ of which there 's no controversy, I would vc te to lay tt on the table, for the reasoa that no legislation is necessary upou the subject. You give no validity by the ailirmanee. You do not impart vitality to ‘t, for it bad all the sanctions of law before such action. Oar motion was to lay this bill on the table, and! voted for the motion. it bad uo eflect im the atfirmance or dis- affrmance of the acts, but the House of Representatives, Dy their vote on the bill prepared 5 themselves, have declared ip so many wor s that those laws are valid, and Fbail be enforced, with the exception of the criminal code. ‘You affirmed that slavery law, extracts of which were read by toe Senator from Massachusetts to-day. Every free soiler, every Fremont man in the House of Repre- septatives, voted to affirm those very laws in regard to slavery which the Senator irom Massachusetts read and condemned to-day. Mr. Wane—Is the Seuator claiming that he bas changed sices with the abolitionists; that they are in favor of slavery and he opposed to it? Is that his position? Mr. Dove the Senator asicg this question, and takes bis see wer bim. Mr. Wave—i put this question. t the question and sit down. You say that this side of the house voted to very inthe Territory of Kansas, and, there- you Were opposed to their action. If they become pro-siavery by that, you become an abolitionist, bemg ex- actly the opposite. Mr. Fovoras—My object is not to prove that they be- come pro-slavery, or that have become anti-slavery. My object is to prove that they are not sincere when they pretend that they wish to defeat the Army appropriation bill because of those laws, but that they wish it for blood, wurder, robbery, civil war, for political effect, instead of the repeai of those laws: that they are opposed to the re peal of those laws, ‘x order to make political capita! out Of it, at the same time that they condems the laws in their political speeches. Sir, | have said that every man of that party, with one exception, voted to recognise the validity of theese lawi that one bas peblished a letter in which he assigns his reason for bie vote. | find tne letter in the newspapers. Mr. Wans—I! do not with to interrupt the Senator; but he rays we are opposed to the repeal of those laws. 1 want to know how it happeoed this morning, on our en- deavering to repeal them, that every member on the other side of the House voted to lay the bill on the table. Mr. Dorias—We passed a bill to annul them once, and sent it wo the House of Representatives, and ir ma. jority would pot take it up and pass it. ep sent ‘tbe bill a second time, and your majority in the House of Representatives would not take itup. It was well known ‘wat tee reason why you would not take it up was the fear that a few of your men would join us, and pass the ‘Dil. It was vnnecessary for us to send a third bili— twice, assuredly, was erouch. It is no excuse to say that our bill contained other matter which you did not jike in connectinn with that repealing section. If you had insu- Perabie objections te the other matter, if it invoived your coreciences or your judgment, you could have stricken out a}! that you objected to, and sent us the residue. You have had assurances sufficient to-cay that your action would have been concurred in by the Senate in amoment it you bad done it; and if your folks are sincere m de ‘siripg these obnox‘ous laws to be repealed, you will take up cur bill and certaialy pass the repealing section, ‘whether you pass the remainder or not, before 12 o'clock to morrow. We shal! now waitto see whether you are sincere ip trying to get rid of these obaoxious laws. | Delieve, and it is painful to me to be under the necessity of saying that I have been forced to the conviction, that you will pot permit these obnoxious laws to be swept from the statute book until after the /’residential election. Tbelieve you have a cistinct understanding that the re- pealing bill shail not pass. It ie the maim plauk in your poirica! platform tor the pending election. But! 1 l would reac ap extract from a letter of one memoer «{ the black republican party ofthe House who ‘could not yote for your bill. He says:— “We pasred Dunn's bili for Kansas yesterday in avery objectionable manner. It has masy good provisions, Dut extends the fugitive slave law over Kansas and Ne braska, and perpetuates slavery there until 1865, and maxes jal! cbilcrep born therein up to that time, of slave mothere, slaves. Thie was too much for me. I have al- ways said, and now repeat my pledges, that I will never ‘youe to recognise slavery; I will never vote to make any buman bein, ve; I will never, vote to extend slave- one single foot: I wil! never vote fur the fugitive we law or its extension over any free territory. I therefore voted against Dunn's bill, solitary and alone of all our party. ‘A Sex roR—Who is that? Mr. Docoii—Mr. Leiter, of Obio, He shows in this letter that it was known and understood, at the time when every member of the free soil party’ but himself voted for that bill, thatthey were voting to perpetuate slavery in the Territore by coptinuing im force la which are go obnoxious to gentlemen now. It also ap- pears from this letter that ibey koew that they were ‘voting On # propesition to make children hereafer bora slaves for lite, and their posterity after them, if born of slave mothers and removed irom the Territory before 1858. The letter shows, too, what youall knew when you passed that bill, that you were voting to extend tue jugitive slaw over Kansas Territory, all its provi- sine, at the same time that tne Seaator from Massachu- gets, in bis speech to-day, talks of the barbarity of the fugitive slave law, of its heavy aad monstrous penalties it not allowing food and raiment aud water to be furnish. ed to the unfortunate fugitive. 1 wiil not repeat bis dole fal speech cn that branch of the subject delivered to-day. 1 wish him to bear in mind thatevery man of bis politi cai party in the House of Representatives, with one ex- cepuon, did every act which be condemns, and is respon fible for every consequence which he professes to la ment. Do pot misunderstand me op this pont. lam not compiaining of the barsbness or the injustice of the fugitive slave law. I believe it was a law required by the constitution of our country, and | sustain it for that Teaco. Jlut with what face or show of justice or truth can one of this free b vean party rise and condemn that fugitive law, when he knows that his whole party have yoted for it within the last three or four weeks” * Then, sir, we find, upon looking into this question, that it is clear to the mind O° every impartial man, that while the democrailc Senate desire to get rid of those laws which viol the freedom of speech, and al! those great and funcamental principles of liberty and justice intended to be secured by the constitution and the organic act, the free goilers, for political effect, have managed to per- those laws ov the statute book. ‘n order tha: they may use them ‘or potitral eflect after Congress ajourns. Mr. Wane—I should like to inquire how long it is since the Senator became convinced that those Inws were so obnoxiour, and ough: to be swept awar. It is certainly since his rst or second report on the jock. Mr. Dovotss—T ql anewer that question. 1 réghirdod thow laws to wich | referred as being repagnant to t coestitution and to the orgasic act. | was entirely wi ing to rely on the judiciary to make wise decisions that subject in the arimuiment of those laws. I did m believe that «law infringing the freedom of the press wae consistent with the arganic act allowing a decision 9 the slavery question by the people themselves. with a leng list of those laws, but I did not deem it any part of my duty, nor did I deem it necessary W Wipe bet those laws by legi:lative enact- for the reason that the courts would do it. But here, I was entirely williag to pass @ ceciaratery act that they were null and void and should not be enforced, in order to bring the men who hoped to make political capital ont of them to the test, and show that you would never permit those law: to be blotted out. You cling to them as you woold to the last hope 0 Hfe. it they bad been biotied out you would have ail your capital on the stamp; you would have been under ihe necessity of rewriting ali your stump speeches, changing the tone of ali your newspapers, and of mak tire new plan of campaign for the Presidential fing 9 election Mr. President, I have shown that the Morse wor not pass a bill to repeal the obnoxious laws. | ha shown that they would not take up and act on our bill when we did pase it. Letus trace this history @ litle further. In this very proviso to the Army bill they have not even there a repeal of the obnoxious laws. Toat very proviso preserves those laws in force as they are. You co not even propose to repeal them in the proviso Now, let me see what you bave done by your appro Priavion bille. You first put in a provigo not to allow the Judges to be their salaries anti! they should diemiss certain provecations. Ii they dismiss the prosecutions for political offences they were to t their salaries Dut when they got their salaries, what were they to do ‘Of course. go on and liold their courts, and try murderers thieves, robvers. aud every man guilty of crime. At Jast, you receded from your condition of proviso to the Jegisiative, executive and Jadicial appropriation bill and allowed it to become a law. [will not say that tae fact that it contained an appropriation for your pay and mine was any inducement for thus receding, but it «> happened that the bili on which you receded from your and passed, contained the ‘eopropriatiecs ws pay the Governor, the judges, and all the civil oMoers of the Territory. You thus have voted mouey al carry those laws into effect. Your proviso to ¥ bill leaves them in force, but says the Presidest «' not use the military power to enforce them. You le them in force: you make it the duty of the Governor o the Territory w enforce them: you leave it to the judges to enforce them. and by appropriating for their salaries, you leave them on the statute book with entire vigor for them (o enforce, You furnish the money to do i you only provide that the President shal! not use th lary power of the governm: Now, if you intendoa w blot out those bad awe, would you have framed language Of that kind’ It is clear that it has never been the inten- tion to allow these lawe to be blotted ont or repealed Great skill was shown in drawing the provieo to the army Dill im such & way as to leave the obnoxious laws tp force, to be talked about on the stump during the campaign, at the same time that you cripple the Presidemt and deprive him of the power of coming to the rescue of the civil authority. Hence it in evident that the proviso to this Army bill is not designed to prevent the execution of those laws. You never intended it for that purpose. It wae designed vo le the army—not to prevent the ar eoution of thove laws in Kanaas, for you left them w force, you recognived their validity, you appro the money for the Governor to enforce them. You appro printed the money to the Judiciary for the same pur You dtd everything that could he done to aid the civil authorities in enforcing them, but you would not allow the military power to be ised 1 am, therefore, forced to the conclusion that by fram ing thie 80, thus guarded, to presery> these darting iawe, which you bug to your hearts so dearly, in order to nee them for political effect wish t get rid of the army in order to get up a civil war on account very laws which you thus leave in force. hese | Why did yoa |p NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1856. thus limit the power of the army at the same time that You recogni the laws as being in force, and authorized the Governor and judges to carry thom into effect? If the Governor and Cy did not attem pt to execute the laws, perhaps, you would not have any ‘pretext for getting up civil war. In order to make the scheme complete, i; was necessary to make it the duty of the civil officers to car- ry the laws into effect, and then prohibit the President fiom aiding the civil authorities, and then march an ar- my o1 your own ino the Territory under your own iea4- and thus you get upa civil war in whieh bioot can d flames can rage, and the country can be laid waste, and you can have victims who will answer as “good + nough Morgans,’’ at least until after the election. Mr. President, | repeat that] take no pleasure in show- ing up & scheme of revolution 80 daring, So reckless, 60 treagonable in \ts purposes a= the one which | have no- ticed here to-day. Each day brings contirmatory news of the whole echeme—ap attempt to destroy a government that you cannot rule. tis @ pamful reflection that one ‘ot the great political parties of the country allow passion or prejudice, or ambition, to urge them to an extent that would destroy the very temple of liberty in which we are assembled. 1 believe that it is & question of union or dis union, depending upon the protection of the constitution of the United States inviolable. I look upon it as a con- test rising in importance and magnitude far above any other that tbis or any other conn. bas ever witnessed, because we have a party array st the constitu tion ou the one band, and a party upho ding and sustain the constitution and the union of the country upon the » ines the question shall be suismitied to the peo. ple and fully understood, a rebuke will be administered Wo these revolutionisis more severe, terrible, and over: whelming, than any which any band of desperate men who combined to seize and destroy the liberties of tueir country ever received. Speech of vom. Henry wie, beanie a setts, on Army Appropriation ny ee Senate of the’ United States, Aug. 27, Mr. |’RestpENT—Senators of ripe age, large experience, and acknowleaged abitily—senators who have long serves with distipetion in the national councils, have expressed their deep concern at the present attitude of the two housed ot Congress, and admonished the Senate and the country that our public affairs were in a critical and alarmiag con- dition. The veteran Senators from Lelaware, Tennessee, and Michigan (Mersrs. Clayton, Bell, and Cass,) have in duiged the expression of gloomy apprehensions for the future of the republic. I donot share, Mr. President, in these forebodings. | take a more cheerful and hopetul view of the public affairs of the country. 1 trust ] am not less Gevoted to the country—to the preservation of its insti\u- Uons—to the perpetuity of the unity of the States, and the indivisibility of the republic, than those distinguished Senators; but 1 see nothing in this con- fet betweem the two houses of Congress that shakes my steady in the stability of our republican \wetitations and the durability of that bond of union that makes us one people. 1 may indulge in the illusion of an overweening contidence in the intelligence and patriotism of the people and the strength of the govern. ment, but 1 see nothing in the politica! horizon that gives me «py apprehensions for the present—any forebodi for the future. On the contrary, sir, { see, or I think see, in the developement, expansion aad vitality of those ideas of popular liberty’ that underlie the causes which have produced this stern conflict here in the national pitol, between the representatives o1 the people and the representatives of the States, between the demo cratic apd copservanive elements of the government, much to cheer the hopes of the patriot who would make the republic great, tree, glorious—an exam the na. tiops. My faith is strong that the democrati meats of our government, long obscured by the dark, dreary and chilling shadows of the slave power, will emerge from the contest through which we are parsing, invigorated ond strengthened: that our (ree institutions will come out « these shadows that bave obscured thetr original lustre, and, like the stars, when ihe winds have swept mists and clouds from the heavens, beam upon the world in their origins! brightness. Bat, while 1 see nothing. Mr. President, in this con!'ict to excite apprehension or alarm, bere or in the count y, 1 see clearly that the two houses of Congrets standin & most extraordinary attitude be- fore the country. The eye of the nation is upon them. ba are bow passing through the severe ordeal of the public scrutiny. The public Judgment, from the verdict of which there lies uo appeal, will soon be authoritative ly pronounced upon the action of tbe Senate and the ac- tion of the House of Representatives. To that public judgment I am wi ting to commit, with undondting coa. fidence, the motives, purpose and acts of the minority in this chamber, and toe majority in the other, [et us re- cur, Mr. President, to the record, to the actioa of :ne Se- pate and the action of the House of Representatives, by wheb the two honses have been placed {1 thetr present attitude of antagonism before the country, The /tec tive Department asked Congress to graut $14,080,000 tor | the support of the army during the current year. The | House of Representatives cheerfully voted tue amount Tequired—the anu-admipistration majority voting all toc supplies demanded by the Executive. But the House, mindful of the condition of subdued, conquered and op pressed Kanras, placed in the bill a previso coutain'ng Ubree distinct propositions: — 1. That nop. the military fe shall be employed aid of the enforc of the body claiming to fas, until such enact proved by This proviso shall not be so c« cted as to preven: the itary ioree, butt it event the invasion nidents, OF any ures wo compe! ited States dis caid Territory ¢ Senate, under we lead of the Senator from Vir. Mr. Henter), amended the bil. by strikiag out this refused to cur in this amendm mittecs of Conference were potw firmly insisted upon 1:8 po The hour of 12 o'clock, the 18th of Augus., the time fixed or the close of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Ca grees came—the two Houses adjourned, and. with the ad ourrment, fell the Ar ny Appropriation bill, The President prcinpuly summoned Congress \o agsemble, and laid before the two bouses the reasons for that act. The Executive Q | aponCon gress the necessity of granting the supplies ‘or the support o! the army, now scattered over the country in the fortresses tae seaboard, in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, on the Western plaics, on the shores of the | Pacific, in Oregon and Washington Territory. The Ho ise promptly responded to this appeal of the Executive, by passing a new bill to grant the $14,000,000 required. Hl, mindful of the wrongs of Kansas, the House insert €d jpto the bill the same proviso. The supporters of the admipistration in ine House, im utter disregard of the prestipg appeals of the President, voted to a man against the bill, choowing to hagard the loss of the bill rather than restrict the President im the use of the army in the enforcement of the usury m in Kansas. The Senat im, under the lead of the Senator from Virginia (M: Hunter), raived the issue with the Mouse, by striniag out the proviso. The House again refused to con. cur, The Sepate, again, under the same counse’s, insisted upon its amendment, and baugbtily announced tothe Houge that it would not ask for Committee of Conference. The House adhered to ite proviso—sent the bill here, and the Senate, on the motion of the tene- tor from Virginia, adbered, snd thus siaughtered tre bill bere ip this chamber. The House once more took ep the old bili, and voted to adhere to the proviso. The bill is now beforeus. If we recede, and pats it, this contro- versy will close: but the Senator from Virgtaia, with the full Knowle ge that be is again puttiog the 5.1 io peril, has moved io tnaist, and ask a Committee of Conference. {n submitting this motion, the Senator from Virginia avows ‘that he aoes so to give the House another opportunity to retrace its step?. The House, he tell us, has acted with- out proper deliberation, and he now hopes {t will abandon the porition it bas assimed. The action of the §House, Mr. President, has been denowrecd in unmeasured terms ip this chamber, The Senater from \Virgamia (Mr. Hun ter) pronounced the action of the Ho: “ appari amen- tary, uneonstitutional, revolutionary.’ Assuming to stand upon the sure basis of the constitution, the Senator exclaimed, “Perish the Appropriation bill’ Perish the army ' Seve the constitution The other Senator from Virginia (Sir, Mason) joins in denunciations agaiast the House. ‘le, wo, pronounces the action of the Hours w be “unbarliamentary, unconstitu- tional, ‘olutionary.’” The Senator from Coonec tcut Toucey) unites his voice with the Sena tors “from Virginia, and denownces the action of t Ho se, sustained, as that action was, by the votes of the delegation irom ‘the Stato of Connecticut as *unpartia mentary, uncevstitutional, revolutionary.” Sir, the de clarations of these Senators are supporiel by no autho rities, DO reasons, no arguments, no facts. They are bold ‘unsupported a-sertiony and they will have, upon the Senate and the country, the weight utually atiached to declarations which are unsustained by reason, argu ment, fact or authority. These Senators have aseumed to vell themselves in the garinents of copstitutional law and parliamentary awbority. I intend to disrobe the hotorabie Senators. | mean to strip them so oaked that the mant'e of charity, which is said to “cover a multi tude of sims, will not bide their pakedness from the public gaze. . ce eee We omit the precedents, avthorities and most of the accompanying argument of Mr. Wilson in support of the porition of the House, ‘or want of «pace, and because every one of our readers very weil knows that the power of the house to specify the objects of an appropriation «as ola ge the government, and has been practiced in, perhaps, not lese than ten thousand casos.) * © © By the votes, aad out of the mouths of these Senators, | comvict them and condemn them. | have ex amined meny of tae jon bills, running back as tar as the administration of Gen. Jackson. 1 hare ex ‘amined some bai! a dozen of the Army bills of recent date, and | have not yet found one w which | have not found engrafted general legislation. | have not time to refer to these acts, but | will «ay that I find, upon examination, that the Senator from \irginia (Mr. Huoter) was right when he said that, “for the last five or six years most of bor general legislation for the Navy and Army was made nthe Appropristion bill.” I fad that the act abolish. ng fogging in the Navy was carried upon af Appropria tion bili, and that the venerable Senator from Michigan (Mr. Cage) voted for i, altaough he now joins in denounce ing the House for thi. attem jon the Army bill w ar. rest the further execution of laws by the army in Kan . Which he bas pronoonced upon this floor ‘a dis oe to the country und the age.” Sr, if the Senator ald vote to pot upen an appropriation bill a act prohibiting the inhuman and degrading tye tem of logging under the national flag upon the seas, surely be should not ounce as “ua parliamentary’ or “revolutionary” this attempt to engrait upon the Army Appropriation bill a provi jon forbidding the Pre=itent to execute with the bayonets the lawa by which women, yes, sir, women, may be punished by ‘stripes not exceeding twenty-one.’ Shall your dragoors stand guard while these “twenty one stripes’ are laid on to the back of woman? Having demon trated, Mr President, that the Senators from Virginia and Connecticut, and’ their associates here, by their speeches and votes, have sustained. fully sustained, the action ot the House; having demonstrated that their new born veal for parliamentary law and -onatitational modes of legislation t= all pretence, mere hollow hearted pre tenes, | now pase to the consideration of the provisions of the proviso—to the discussiog of the precise iseues that divide the two noe the members in both ag] The people of the Un Ll poy Sy te Prebators upon the other side the chamber, that the practical eense of the country will decide thie \-ve— not open petty conetitutional quibblee; not upon the tech cates of parhamentary ljaw—bat upon the substance of the proviso itself. Mr, President, Senator from Cabfornia, (Mr, Weiler) without ol Ronee dhe bh, intended to repeal some few of the obnoxious enactments of the Kansas Legislature, which be denonneed as “‘in'amous,”’ “a dis- race to the conmtay, to this age or any age,” | have ro oubt. But his bill does not accomplish that object. Why does rot the Senator clea ly a cistinetly point cut the acts he intends to abrogate? Why resort to this declaration of general principles’ Why reenact the constitt tion in Kansas ? tor from South Caroll na (Mr. Butler) bas characterized the bill as a declaration of abstract principles. With a judiciary over which Le- pag we presidet—a Judge who decrees printing presses aud hotels to be nu'sances to be put down by cannon shot—a Judge who instructs juries to indict Governors, Senators representatives for high treagon and con- structive treason, 1 am sure these laws will be pro- nounced in harmony with the abstract declaration em- bodied im the bill of the Senator from Callornia. The Senator tells us to-day that his proposition was not not received on this ride of the Chamber in good faith. ‘The Senator 's mistaken. We all welcomed his bill, I moved two additional sections to secure the object he sought to secure. If the Senator and his associates Wisbed to pass bis bill they could easily have voted down my amendments. He ows, they know, that we eho} vote for bis bill even il it could net be amended. But! can te!l the Senator why this bill goes to the table to day, and by his consent. His bill was met by the stern resistance of Senators on his side of the chamber—Sevators that are obeyed quite as implicitly here as they are on the plantation. A aebate sprut, ip, ano Senators on bis side of the chamber were illustrating the beauties of that squatter sovereignty which the peo- ple of Kapeas bave found a delusion and acheat. Your Jeaders were mortified and alarmed. The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Hunter) came tothe rescue. The Senate adjourned in hot baste, and Senators hurried into secret conclave, where it was determised to strangle the Sena- tor’s baptiipg. This morning the Senator from California came in bere, and, in the face of the country, assisted in the immolation. Sir, the good intentions of the Senator— the measure he had in a moment of independence con ceived—are all to-day immolated upon the altar of party expediency. The Senator from Virginia (Mr. Mason) rose and censured not only Senators upon this side of the chamber, who have pronounced the Kaasas laws infamous, but chided in no gentle terms the venerable Senators ‘from Michigan (Mr. Cass), and Delaware (Mr. Clayton), and the Senator from California (Mr. Weile for proclaiming these enactments a disgrace to the age in which we live. That Senator confessed that be not read these laws, yet with sublime audacity he stood up before the Senate and presumed to rebuke Senators on this side of the chamber, who have read these laws, who have studied and mastered this whole Kansas question, and the distinguishea Senators trom Delaware and Michi- gan, whose attainments and acquisitions contribute so much to elevate and adorn the Senate. We have no right, che Senator from Virginia tells us, to denounce these laws, because they were made by a portion of the Ameri- can people. No rghtto denounce !aws that would give a darker hue to the bloody code of Draco, because Ameri- rican citizens made them! But the Senator, after an- pouncing this suwgular doctrine, forgot to act up to it, ior he declared that we had ‘laws in the Nortbern States that made the worst breed of men on earth.”? Will the Senator desigpate these laws which make this vile breed oft men? If we have euch laws, point them out—denounce them—bran¢d them—hold them up to the scorn of the upiverse, until the people shall blot them out of the sta- tute books. 1 know the Zenator from Virginia has asgo- ciated with this breed of men from the North, and he has seen them ‘turn pale as cream faced loons” at the nod of their masters, Sir, the laws of the North did nat make = men; they have been deluded by the slave power opti Pliant and apt, LA Jose no chance to show To what base dep'hs apostacy can go. ‘The Senator trom Virgivia will respect no laws urtil the House backs square down. He would have the prorle cf the Territories amend their own laws if they do not like them. If that Senator had condescended to examine the subject, so that be would be authorized to give opinions ep Ned to cousideration here or in the country, he woald bave made the discovery that the tree State people of ansas are completely distranchised by these lawr—that they have po power to right their wrongs—no power to fran e and control the government of that Territory. Tae iree stste men of Kansas, who went into tne Territory after ycu bad legislated freedom out, vader the delusive prom ise that they could shave its future, are disfran- chised and powerless. The murdered Dow, the murder ed Barber, the murdered Brown, and the murderet Hoyt, who slcep sn their bioody ebrouds beneath the virgin soil of Karas, Bave as mach power to legally sbape its fu- ture as beve the free State men weo yet linger upon the oll, Gisfrancbived, dishonored and degrated On tue of Mareh, 1s the people of Kaneas were mened "to the polls to elect a L Five thousand armed men from Merouri re the Territory, seived the electoral urns, y force and’ fraud clected « Legisiatore, ure asgembied and proceeded to cousummaute the corqvert. This invasion, ths usurpation, this pislation, has beea upheld by the Executive with the ‘my of the United States. The House of Representa tives declare that the President shall no longer ughold Uhis usurpation, these enactments, with the army. The Senate ieist that the l’resident shall uphold this usurpa Gon, these eractments, with the bayonet, Let us ex amine the acts of these usurpers which Senators will not repeal, which they int ist shail be upheld and epforved by the sabres of the dragoons. My these enactments the free people of the Territory nre all disfranchised : No person who shall have been con’ Justion, and Persons Eseaping ‘npprovet Feb. 12, 1:8; net to amend and supplementary to said act, approved Is, IM, Whether such conviction wew by criminal proceed ing or By exvil nection for the recovery of any penalty pre: scribed by elther of said acta. In aay courts of the Cuited States, or of any State or Territory. shall be entitled to vote at any election, or to holt any office in Gis Territory; provided further, tbat if any person oftering to vote shall be challenged and required to take ap oath or illirmarion, to be administered oath or flirtation, th By Uois act the actual ret should have “barbored’’—that is, given acup of cord ‘water, a crust of bread and a night’ shelter to some poor, weary fugitive, ‘leeing with, pertiaps, bloodhounds bay- ug ob bis track, from slavery to tind freedom and prot c- op beneath the of the Britieh Queen, and been con. viewed of that act of humanity and Christian chatty ta years, be would be ciefranchised al a ‘the Senator from Virginia, who has, I suppose, a ternal affection for bis moustrosty—the fugitive «1 w—thinks this act of proscription just. Here is « vision requiring @ test oath to support the fugitive slave act and the Kapsas. Nebraska act—a provision that wholly Gigfranchises al! Northern men who have the least sense of manhood left. This test oatn, which disfranchises the free State mon, the JI use deciares shall not be further upheld and enfo ced by the army, The Senate, by the votes of the Senators from Now Eogland (Messrs, Toucey and Allen), from the Central Dates (Messrs. Bygler, Brochead and Wright), and the Northwest en) Douglas, Pugh, Wright and Dodge), declared that the President shall not be de nied the use of the army tw enforce this gigantic crime of usurped power agaiust the free people of Kansas, Let the people, sir—iet tne people of New England, of Pennsylvania and the Northwest—remem ber that their Senators bave voted that the President should not be denied the use of the army to enforce this test oath that distranchises free men. These Senators have respended to the declarations of the Senator from Vir ginia (Mr. Hunter), and they are ready to let the bill fail, and the army perish, rather than yield up the power to vphoid with bayonet this crowning act of usurpa- By another act of this Kansas cede, mber of the Legislative Assembly, and every officer office under the laws of this Territory an ast entitled persone escaping eb, 12, 179%, amd mend and aupp.ementary (o eal inst mentioned act, reved Sept. 18, 1500," and of an act entitled “An act to ie. the Tereitories of Nebraska and Kansaa,”’ approved May 3, 864. Ro man van be elected to an ofice except by men who bave sworn to support the Fugitive slave law. it is fit ting, then, that there eficers thus chosen shall take this degrading oath, What au opportuaity the people have to Wrongs, when not one of them cam yote or Mee, if elected, without taking theee test oaths Is it not the sheerest mockery to tell the people of what Territory that they are left free t) frame their own institutions’ These test oaths are to be enforced, ay the adminisration Senmors, by the army, or the flag of the -ountry shall come down from the fortresses of the country, the army be dw banded, and the line of sea conste and the frontiers ex- to the fos. Having prescribed test oaths for voting and holding office—test oaths that distranchise and pro scribe honest tree State meo—tiia I.cislature proceeded to enact laws ana to put them in execution, by which the offices were ali filled for long periods by the lature. District attorney eriil’, probate judges county commissioners were chosen the Legit re, the county commissioners were authorized to appoint coanty tressurers, coroners, justices of the peace, constables, and all other officers or agente provided by law. The people were overpowered, conquered, then disfranchised, cribed, and denied the right to elect even a consta- ble. Having driven conscientious free State men from the batlot box, an¢ excluded them from holding offico— baving imposed upon the people a long list of officials, chosen by the usurpers or itheir agents—tis Legisiavure enacted achapter of atrocious ats, whien the Vatwwal Intelligencer pronownces offensive to every notion of free government, and which Congress owes it to public de cency to abrogate. | propore, Mr. Presuent, to hold there laws, wie! you inst the President shall entorce with the army. up to the gave of the Senate and the eoun- try... ask the Senators upon the aiministration side of the chamber to examine wel] thi biack code whica they will not )epeal — If any free print, write ireudate iahed! of circulated ne, pamphlet or © ection, rebellion. rew printed. wri Paper, maga. cling insnt art of the slaves, [ree negroes or mu all be gaily of fe'ony, and shall «utler The literature of the world js agaiost human bondage f any one ehall bri Othe Territory those songs of iberty, or those appea's for freedom to which the haman beart always beats respoheive, such person may be charged with the offence of bringing into the Territory such books for the purpore of exc Ung revolt, and may convicted. and pay the penalty of death, Senators, 7 member th one of the laws yo Het shall be forced by the army. If any person with Invent to eifee: shall be adj A thereof, shall suffer Shall entice—yee, that is the wor! —if any native of your State. in Kansas, Mr. resident, holding that slavery does { thie Territory any a freedom h xinve, ne grand larceny, amd, on conviction not legally exist in the Territory, shall aay to the bond- Man he bas a right to 0 ire from bis master, and if the bond man shall £6 ovt of the Territory, death is the pe- paity. The House declares the army shall not enforce y % You, «if, vote to retain the power in neniicing, decaying or per: 4 ont of this Territory any ject the freedom of sue ala sinve grand larceny, and, oo emyrietion hall ath, This section of this Diack code makes ita crime, pon- ishable w.to death, to aid in carrying out of the ‘Torri tory @ person claimed as a slave, Sir. this is a mon- s!rous act—an act to be epforced with thearmy. So declares tne American Senate in the noon of the 19th century, Ifany person shall entice, decoy or carry away out of an State. or other Territory ofthe United States, any slave, wil intent to procure oF elect the freedom of such alave, and shall bring such slave into this Territory, he shall be adjudged guilty ot grand larceny, and, on conviction thereo!, the person of- tending shall suifer death, It any person shall aid assist, harbor or conceal any slvve ‘who may have escaped from the service of his master, he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and punished by imprisonment at hard labor for a term of not less than five years. Here iy an act forest, Hy peg to be punished by labor, for harboring or aa- ing Or aiding a slave that bas escaped from bis mas- ter, Five years imprisoament to obey the command of Holy Writ to vive @ cup of water, a crust of bread or ehelter to the stranger —a deed of humanity which even the wandering Arab of the Desert would perform. The supporters of the administration in both houses will al- Jow an act like this to be enforced by the army! Let the Christiaa men of America remember these votes. If any marsh, sherii! or constable shall, when required by Any person, refute to aid oF assist in the arrest of capture of ‘aby slave that may have escaped trom the service of his mas ter of owner, whether such slave shall have escaped from his master or owner in this territory, or apy State or other Ter- ritery, such oflicer shal! be fined in a suni of not Jess than $100 bor more than $500 If any person shal! knowingly aid in bringing into, printing, publishing or circulating within this Terri-ory uy book, pa per, pamphlet, magazine, handbill or cureular coutai any stalements, arguments, opinions, sentiments, doctrina, advice or nuendo calculated to produce di among the slaves in this Territory, or to induce such slaves to escape from the service of their masters, he shall be guilty of felony, and be punished by impriscnment and hard labor for # term of not (ss than five years. ‘There is hardly a book in the English language that is not calulated, if read to or by a bondman, to produce disaffection. 1bis enactment must be upheld and eniorced by the sword. S80 declares the Senate. If any tree person, by speaking or by writing, assert or intain that persons bave not the right io hold slaves in this viitory, or shall introduce into this Territory, print, pub: writé, circulate, or cause to be introduced inte this Terri- written, printed, published or circulated in this Territory, ok paper, pamphlet, magazine or circular contatning y denis! of the right of persons tohe'd slaves in this Terr tory, sueh person skal! be deemed guilty of felony, and punish- ed by tmprisonment at hard labor for ® term of not less than wo Years. ‘Lhe people were to be left free to settle their own do mestic aflairs: se said your Kansas-Nebraska act. Now, to maintain that persons have not the right to hold slaves ip ibe Territory is to be punishabie by not less than two years’ imprisonment—** not less than two years’ —m ‘as suggested by the Senator from Delaware, for life, if the person should hve to the age of Methuselab. Tnis is the liberty the sons of New Eagland, of the Great West, of New York and l’ennsylvania, enjoy in Kausas. This 18 your squatter sovereignty in practical operation. Those who were left free to shape the future institutions of the Territory by the Kansas-Nebraska act, are now by this act copeigned for life toa fslon’s prison’ for denying the right of persons to hold slaves. Let the freemen of the free States remember that the supporters of the adminis- tration in both houges are ready to let the appropria‘ion for the army fail, to let tbe army be disbanded, ratier than withbold from the President the power to enforce this atrovious act with the army. The {ree State men of Kapeas may, under this act, be gent t> the penitentiary— they may be chained together and compelled to toil on the public worke, A son of your “tate, Mr. President, and a son of my State may go into Kansas to become actual residents, They cannot vote oa upless they will swear to support the Fugitive of 1793 aud 1850; they cannot fl! slave acts the bumb! these Fugit out swearing to support these Fugitive Siave acts. I! they deny the right of to aold slaves, they wil! be beld in the custody of a sberifl sworn to support these Fogntive Slave acts. ‘They will be prosecuted by a Lis tict Attorney sworn to support these Fogitive Slave acts. Toney will be wied by a jury from which has been exciuded every person who is conscientiously opposed to hoiding s’aves, or who does pot admit the right to hold slaves 1p this Territory. if convicted they must be sen tenced not lees than iwo years, and it may be for ten, twenty, or for life. And bere is the p2nalty prescribed :-— The jallor, keeper, or other having charge of such convict, shall cause «uch convict, while engaged at sich labor, to be securely confined by & chain six feet in length, ef not less than four sixieenths nor more than three eighths of an incy link, with a round }sIl of ron of not lese than four nor than six inehes in diameter attached; which chain shal! be se- curely fastened to the ankle of euch convict with a»! und key. And such keeper, person having charge ot such eonviet, may, if necessary, confine such convict while so cpgaged at hard labor, by other chains or means, in his ai . #0 «18 to keep Ruch convict secure, and prevent his ©. An! when there sball be two or more convicts under arge of such keeper or other person, such convicts sli!! ‘asienes together by strong chains with strong locks and ¢, during me such convicts shall be engaged in such 2 abor W the walls of any such jail or prison. The House, Mr. President, would withhold from the the authority to enforce illegal aud inhuman cuactments. The Senate insists upon the duty of the Prevident to execate them, and, if necessary, to use the army for that purpose. Every breeze from the tree North brings to the House the imperative commands the people to stand firmly by Kansas in this erp New Yous Henaip, committed to no party, independent of all parties, having no sympathy with the minority in this chamber and the majority in the other, calls upcw the representatives of the people to stand firm. It utters the voice of the conservative men of the country i— To falter, is to bring into danger all those sacred rights at tained by the blood and treasure of our fathers, and to over turn al our constitutional safeguards tor liveriy of speech the press, and freedom of conscience. poss: calamity whieh the defeat of the Army bill xn occasion is comparable with those which will and must follow its pass Withont the imporlant and indispensable check of (hts proviso, The Hone ha and it ts its bo" t stand fast his dangerous he Senate, ‘sors ofthe people, and the maintainers rous, legal, and wicked legislation, let it be disbandot for e ive peor te will, in my opinion, respond to this declara tion. Let the army be disbanded for ever rather that enferce these infamous enactments, or uphold the usurpa fon in Kaneas. Aimost every townsaip of the North bas urpiehed actual settier- 0 Kansas. Are senators on the Other sice infatuated enovgh to believe tuat the people will sustain you in your career of madnees io fore” down the throats of their kindred and friends ia Kan-«- with the sabre and bayonet, these enactments? When the brutal beast of the officer that he would cram the temps down the throats of our fathers with the hilt of bis eword ts applanded by their desceudaats, thea. and not tii then, will the peop e of the free States applaud your ef to cram these unchristian, inbuman, and fendish down the throats of their brethren in distant Kapras © ith the sabre of the dragoon—epactments which the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Clayton) declares wou!d send even John C. Calhoun to the Penitentiary. But “ena tors are shocked at the grant of power to the Executive, by the proposition of the House to require the President to preserve peace in the Territery, to repel invading hordes of armed men, and to protect from unlawful siz ures and searches person: apd proyerty in aud on the national highways leading to the Territory. Their comments upon this proposition, I mut say, without intending any disrespect to Senatora, have degenerated {nto quibbiing technicalities un- worthy of the Senate chamber. fo not these Senators know that the Missouri river it now held in the hands o1 orgavized bands of robbers, which the Isw pronounces on ail our rivers where the sea ebbs and flows as pirates’ Do they not know that the Missouri river was ane tional highway in 1*20 by act of Congress’ Do oy tg know that this grant of power simply clothes the Presi Gert with the authority to protect persons and ty on thie pational highway, aod any other pational way ‘nto the Ter: \tory, from the unlawful seizures of the army, as he is now by law em- por vy on the rivers where the sea ebls and flows? Sevators profess to see in this Cog of power authority to establish martial law on all avenues of the United States that point toward Kansas. Sir, 1 think the ee le of the country will think al) this mere quibbiing. If Senators will read the army acts of 1 80 «i the Force bill, so called, to execute toe upoa by this proviso is not greater than is required to prove the people on the Missouri river against armed hordes 0, river robbers acd pirates. Senators will not bave for gotten—surely the Senator from Iilinsis (Mr. Douglas) cannot have forgotten—that a company of peaceful em: grants from (hicago were arrested, robbed, and turned back by these pirates. that a company from Massacha setts was also arrested, robbed, aud sent back, that Gov Robingon was arrested om his way down the river by hout author! day river, is clowed against emigrants from free States. | hold in my band a letter written by Dir. 8. G. Howe, of Boston, a gentioman whose name is associated with the cause of liberty and humanity, who fought for Grecias independe: suilered ina Prussian dungeou for sympa thizing # ith European democrats, and if his pbiianthropic science bas not opened the eyes of the blind, it has almost ade them jorget their misfortune, ir. Howe, who as been traveling in Kansas, says:— the country that Missourians, having blocked avenue to Kansas by the river, are now suretchit fervale across the Northern frontier, to shut ow: « men who are iitterly Ti ls a biter mockery to aay that & man May go on peaceably, and f insnited, of robbed, oF beaten, he maytgo and seek jus ' at "efile decent, just men,and they are not « few in those pices ‘ed and overridden by drunken bullies. | Phere ror there. anda Northern tan, especially a ett man, must either go skulking through, cone al bis birth place, and his anti siavery sentiments, OF risk ing arrested, bullied, maltreated, perlays even mur. dere Gov. Shannon, the man to whom your President en. trusted the executive er when the slave propaga. » demanded the immolation of Reeser, and whom executive bas ‘lang 80 gnominiously away, distr dutea the arme of the United States to bands of lawless men that are pow roving over the Territory, robbing, plin dering, murdering, or hovering on the irontiers, ready to enter the Territory at the call of Atchison, that frank, outapoken marauder chieftain, who, at wast todo him ustice Will leave ffinn’s name to other tim 1 with one virtue and a thousand erimes. ‘The President bas recalled Shannon. This proviso au thorizes the Vremoent to recall the arms he dia tributed to men who are disturbing the peace of the Territory. The right to do this is as clear as is the duty to do it. Mr. President, the veneravie Senator trem Michigan, (Mr. Cans) indulges in the expression of the hope that the people will rise and rebuke he ia pleased to call the sectionalism of the House 0 reeeniatives. If that house is sectional in its feelings or ite actions. it is Fectional because the people are sectional, | The people elected that House, and they supposed they liad secured a decisive majority of national men in favor of arresting that sectional pelt sy whieh i* extending over the continent a loca! sectional Institation, whieh is con- verting our democratic government ito the instrument of the most sectional, domineering erevwocracy the sun in his courre across the heaven now looks down vpom the people have been decvived—betrayed by men who bare fallen before the reductions of that power that ae kumes with havehty mien to direct the policy of the re ublic, Thank wod, the people—ualike their brethren in ‘anene—are yet free to right their own wrongs. They ean ignominiously harl from their places thoir faithlese representatives. The Senator from Michigan (Mr. Case) should not lose confidence im the capacity of the people to preserve their free institutions because they are rising in dignity of freemen to throw off the domiaaiion of that privileged class which has graspea the reins of power, and uses the democratic party as its ostrument, Power is pase'ng from the men who have been the obs dient agents of sectional oligarchy. ‘That such men, in these days of their waning power, should lose taith in the people they have misrepresented, a When the Ducbess of Orleans turned away from the Freveh National Assausbly with’ her sou, the royal beir, while the cry “it is too late’? sounded in ber ear, she deubtless thought the institutions of france were recling around her. While the Senator’s friend, Louis lbilipoe, ‘was tossing in that little skill whiea bore him across {he wares or the British Channel from bis throne, whioh bid gone down beneath the throos of popular jiverty. he doubtless thought that the institutions of France were fai!- ing with the failing fortunes of his family. The dynasty of the younger branch of the Bourbons went down—but France survives. Let not the Scnator from Michigan— Jet not his associates indulge in the illusion that the [ree institutions of the republic will share their fallen fortunes. ‘Wher that prostituted democracy the slave power has de- bauched gees down, as it will go down, before the rising spirit of a free le, the free institutions of America will survive in all their original vigor, purity and splendcr, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Tuxspay, Sept. 2—6 P. M. The decline in stocks is gradual, but steady. There are several causes for this depression, ad all parties are mere or less affected by them. It does not fol- low that holders of stocks believe in a rise; but, on the contrary, many are firmly convinced that lower prices must soon rule. They are not, however, dis- posed to sacrifice their stocks, and hold on with the hope that with close watching they may get out com- paratively easy. The short interest is large at the board, but most of the contracts are new and at long dates. The demand for delivery is, therefore, limit- ed, and likely to continue so. All the contracts now maturing do not help the market in the least. The stock is delivered one day and put immediately on the street for sale. The bears have secured large lots of stock at private sale, and are dealing it out to the bulls as fast as they want it. At the first board today, Illinois Central bonds fell off | per cent; Pennsylvania Coal, }; New York Central Railroad, }; Erie, }; Reading, j; Cleveland and Pittsburg, }; Michigan Central, {; Michigan Southern, 4; Cleveland and Toledo, }; Chicago and Rock Island, j. Panama Railroad advanced } per cent. The recent decline in Panama has astonishe1 speculators generally. It is attributed to half a dozen different causes. The fear of a revolution in New Granada, and the seizure or destruction of the railroad, are operating upon the minds of many; the probability of the establishment of a new line of steamers on both oceans, via the Nicaragua route, has had its effect; the efforts being made to open a railroad line through Honduras, and the progress making in the completion of the Tehuantepec road, are all operating with more or less force in depress- ing the stock of the Panama Railroad Company. Out of Wall street such influences would be consider- ed the most absurd things in the world, but at the Stock Exchange we are not surprised atanything. When the old Nicaragua Transit Company was in full blast and doing a large, if not a profitable, business, the stock of the Panama Railroad was much higher than it is now. As for the Honduras Railroad, that is, perhaps, merely a matter of time. If it should be built in the shortest possible period, it could not be put in operation under three or four years. The Tehuantepec route is likely to be the most formid- able competitor. It is stated that more than one thousand men are actively engaged on the road, and that passengers will be transported across the Isth- mus, to and from California, early next year, in about two-thirds the time now consumed, at one-half the cost. If these statements and calculations are correct, the Panama Railroad Company will soon have a competitor for the California business; but this will not interfere in any way with its South American traffic. The commerce of the Pacific Ocean is increasing so rapidly that there will in time be enongh for all the transportation lines to do. The Panama Rail- road will always be the great freighting route to and from the Pacific, and that alone must give it sufficient revenue. In July last this company paid acash dividend of six per cent, and in January a dividend equally large will be paid. Of the West- ern railroad stocks operated in largely at the board, Galena and Chicago and Chicago and Rock Island are the firmest. Only a few shares of Galena come out daily at present prices, while Rock Island selis some days to the extent of a thousand shares. We understand that the earnings of the Rock Island Company in August were very heavy, showing a great increase over those for the same month last year. In Galena and Chicago there are very few buyers or sellers. The gross receipts this year will not show much increase on those for last year, while it has quite an increase of capital to pay divi- dends on. The stock was increased last year about one million of dollars. At the second board the market was very dull, and in some instances lower prices ruled. Chi_ cago and Rock Island fell off 4 per cent; Cumber. land Coal, {. Prices for all other stocks sold were barely sustained. After the board a very heavy feeling prevailed, and things looked pretty blue, Every one wants to sell. The most anxious sellers, just now, are bolders. The bears have put out large and long contracts, and feel particularly comfortable It is the holders who at this moment are desirous of cleaning out; but there are no buyers, and prices are sustained only by keeping back too great a pressure of stock. The steamship Africa, from this port for Liver pool to-morrow, will take out about $500,000 in specie. ‘The gross earnings of the Hudson River Kail- road Company, for August, amounted to....$151,120 44 Same month, inst year....... + 49,683 11 Iwerense.... 6.04 Pa . $1,512 38 The European circular of De Coppet & Co. gives the following review of the bond and stock market during the past week:— In State stocks there has been a fair business done in Virgin! at a decline of \, and in Kentucky 6 Missouri 6's have advanced 1); per cent, with large trans. actions. They are in activ mand for the sinking fund of that State, which bas furnished meaus to absorb $150,000 a $150 000, In city and county bonds the only transactions of any amount to notice are im at. Louis 6's, county, at a fracti jeciine. In railroad bonds i re 7's of 1869 and 1883, and Iilinvis Freeland bonds, are quoted ex interest Let ber. There has been some demand for Erie 7's of 1576, without alteration of price. ‘The dealings in i/linois Central Construction bave born moderate at % decline. Besides this, transactions, as well at the Stock Exchange as privately, are insignifi cant. Railroad shares—With small transactions, Chicego and Rock Island has risen 1%, and Panama declined 4\¢ percent. In other shares a moderate decline has been general. There was a fair amount of business in Erie, at a decline of 1, ; in Reading, ata decline of 1%; and in Cleveland ana Toledo and New York Central without ma terial alteration, Money remaivs in good demand a 7 for call loans. Paper is leas treely offered at 8 a 12, ac- cording to clase and length. The Assistant Treasurer reports today as fol- lows :— Total paid. $424,498 41 Total received , ° 426,487 O4 © palance...... + 42 The warrants entered at the Treasury Dep irt- ment, Washington, on the 30th ult., were ax fol- lows :— For redemption of Texas debt... » $9,258 40 For the redemption of stock... + 8100 77 For the Treasury Department. 96,008 5S 08 War # War repay warrants recety ed and ent 06 vo 00 avy. » 48,870 90 fa The increase in imports in August this year, com. pared with last, was $7,413,266; the increase in exports in the same time was $1,850,524. The im- ports in Angust, 1856, were a little larger than in the same month in 1864, while the exports in the same time were a little less. ‘The total imports and exports in the first eight months of the past three years were as followa:— Iurorts AND Exports of rie P 186: Imports Exports. Exoees of Imp't.. 2,657 S8L.uIT, 82 In the first eight months of 1854 and 1856 the im- ports into this port were more than double the ex- ports, The aggregate importation thus far this year is greater thao ever before known, by a good many . —— -_ millions of dollars. It would be folly to expec the face of such am enormous importation, an « money market to continue throughout the full. B ness has hardly yet commenced, and the demand money has theretore been comparatively limited. few weeks will tell the story, The annexed statement exhibits the value of 1 chandise, &c., imported into, and exported fi this port, during the month of August, in eac the past three years :— CoMMERCE OF THE PokT oF New YORK—IM/ORTS AND roRny. Amporis. Aujust. 1854, Dutiable merch’ dise. $17,479, 992 Free do... 1,808,862 1,203 Wareboured.. 4,125,787 1,856,428 4,136 Specie and bullioi 175,602" 48,642 “103 Total ......ss++++ $25,085, 193 $16,506,209 922) 016 Laporis, Domestic produce..., $4.487,619 4,261,431 5,612 Foreign dutiablegoods 615,270 "922,178 "211 De. free do. a 151,482 86 Specie aud bullion.... 2,609,268 3,202 Total 085 $7,264,502 $0,115 The foreign trade of the port of Philadelp Curing the month of August this year and last, as follows:— a Aug. 1955: Aug.1 Value of merchandise in warehouse $916,385 903 + 83,380 442 399: 9 Entered oe consumpti Nie beak reign ports... 1,422,409 1,752 Free goods, eae On 81 Withdrawn from warehouse—* For consumption. For transportation 252 For export..... s ty 0 Value of merchandise in warehouse vineein A last of month ......... 1,929 1,067 mount of Dut 4 Aug. 1854. Aug. 1855 tug. $601,153 70 441,422 70 533,49 The items, in almost every instance, show a Is increase this year over the last. Stock Exchange. Tuespay, Sept. 2, 186 $2000 Virginia 6's... 92 300 shs Erie Pit. ..83 12000 Missouri $ 6s.. 8725 beO | 3000 NY Cent RR 6s 86.4 2000 Hud RRR 3d m 105 6000 ERR 3m bs.'83 6034 4000 Hi Cent RR bds 9 ¢ 600 Clev & Pdiv 2000 Ch & Ri bs..b3 93 45 sbs Bk America.. 116 28 Bk of Commeree. 103 50 Park Bank.. 16 Bk State of NY... 1 150 Nic Transit Co... 73g 200 Ill Cent RR...b60 10934 6 ao. . 109 100 Canton Company. 40 Del & Hod CCo.*3 4 Penna Coal Co. 100 Cumb Coal Co... sx0ONY _ RR. beo 200 100 do......830 5 Chic & Rk Is’dRR 50 260 Erie RR. rt 100 do. +b3 200 760 $1000 Virginia 6's... 1000 N Y Cent RR6's 5000 1] Ceut RR 1€0 she Cu C1 Co.b15 100 do. deo. 400 Nic Trans Co...bs 200 Ciey & Tol RR.b60 £00 do. 100 do. 200 Erie RR, % do, CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT, Trespay, Sept. 24 P| Asnes—Sales of 35 bbls, of pots were made at % receipts continued light. Breavetrre—Flour —The receipts continued avd the demand moderate. The market was heay: prices for commou, medium and. low extras receded from 5c. a 10c, The sales em »raced about ‘a 6,000 bbis. of ali kinds, at about the —s pri Common aie . $575 o . Gallegos. Canadian waa in moderate demand, with sales of 200 a 500 bbis., at the above quotations. Sout jn fair demand, for export, with sales of 1.2004) bbls. The market rather easier, and at about the quotations. Kye flour and corn meal were Wheat—!'rime to choice white continued firm, whil fell off from Se. to Se. per bushel. The sales 20,000 @ 40,000 bushels, including new white W Southerp, at $1 62a $165!,, and $1470 $148 red Western. Corn was steacy and active, with about 50,000 bushels, including sound Western m tae. & 62!,0, Southern yellow was at 660, of 2,600 bushels of Western heated were mn: New Northern was at S80., and (0c. asked for a at 480, a 609, lot of ehoive. ban { ted 2 to arriv y Covrke.--fales of 600 lage of Rio were made, ai 200 do Maracaibo, at 10\;¢ for cothmon, 11), good, and 1%%,c. for choice white; 75 1) je.; and 100 mats of Java, at 14',6. Corton. —The sales embraced about 1,000 daies,| out change in . Freire. continue! firm, with free grain. About 50.000 a 10,000 bushels were chiefly at Sd. a 8d; 1,000 bbls. rowin, at Ie. Od. 64. Cotton was at 'd., without portance. Some measurement wore taken for Marseilles at 27c. per foot To grein was at 18c , flour at 70 , ashes and rice 8 ‘Wm. Scott's weekly circuiar reports. — Steck of Rio coffee on the 26th August, 1 Received since to date ............. ee Stock of Rio coffee on 24 day of September 1858.. Do, Javacoffee, mats, do. d0..,. 7,700 Do. do. govern't bags, do, tive Ceylon coffee, do. Do. Maracaibo coffee, Do. Laguayre cotter do. Ho. St. Domingo cotlee, do, lo. other descriptiens........ Total. Rio coflee— Prime lie. all ye, Do. Good, LL) 1046. @ Me. bo. Fair seceee 100, 8106, De. Ordmary OMe. @ 100 Do. Fair to good cargoes... 10':¢. a 10\e.,| nd bags. l4e, a Mise, lon coffee «. 120, a 1240. Maracaibo coffee 1 Laguiayra cofleee. 11 sge. & St. Domingo coffee... ' Tone: The demand for Ri has been good the past week: the sales by private 8,083 bage, from 10e. a 11X¢., including the cargo, 4,000 bage, ex ship, on private terme. tion sale on the 29th olt., comprising the Wi Cindedfolivar cargoes, aad aa lavoice per s lye alune, 5,000 bags, went cif with tair spirit; #0) 10‘. a1) \6., averaging $10 67. the] descriptions were about the same as previourly whilst those of the medium and low grades show: yrovement ist — There was more doing in dry co, ‘000 quintais at $3 81 a $4 25—the Int Georges. Mackerel were reliing moderately, at No_ 1, and $7 26 for No. 2. Hay. —Sales of 2,600 a 3,000 bales were made, if. at 600. a 6be.; for city use It was selling per 100 Ibe. Mor ast #8.—About 140 hhds. Porto Rico were ate Nav at Stone —200 bbis. spirits turpentine at dle. a 44e., and 1,000 bbis, rosin at $1 66 per delivered. Ons = Linseed continaed firm, with limited prices, (ther descriptions were firm, with salon. Prov tons. —Pork—The sales of 800 2 1,000 bble. prime at $17 tober buyer's option, at $20. Beef was saies of 200 2 300 bbis. at $6 a $7 for country $8 508 $0 26 for mess. Otlir descriptions . Cut meats were steady, at 8c. for a 10c. for hams, ‘on kides rey pony with 6. & 13%e. for le lard at 10)¢c. Butter and cheese wore to without ebange in prices. Fr ot Sales of 6 cases citron were made at and 20 bbls, currants at 220, lucn—The market is steady, Stock Sept. casks Carolina and 3,370 bags f falling off since the firet of the past month, of 100 casks at 86. @ 45,0. Stcars.—The sales em raced from 560 a 600 hi 4 ky. —Sales of 800 bbls. were made, Obio S2e.